Bentley is a fine place but the vibe is very pre-professional. Nobody is going to Bentley for the “life of the mind”.
Don’t know if the OP cares about that, but BC (Jesuit tradition, kids majoring in philosophy, history, etc.), BU (huge university with many majors, programs, interdisciplinary exploration) and Brandeis (small U which feels like an LAC) are going to have deeper resources for the “non-functional” part of an education- i.e. thinking, writing, researching, contemplating.
Bentley is a good place for a kid with hustle who wants a job coming out of undergrad…