Wentworth Institute of Technology Overview

Wentworth Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Wentworth Institute of Technology Known For?

• The highest award offered at WIT is the master's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, WIT bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $82,721 a year. That's about 103% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from WIT to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Wentworth Institute of Technology?

Contact details for WIT are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Phone:	617-989-4590
Website:	wit.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/wentworthadmissions
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/witathletics

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How Do I Get Into WIT?

You can apply to WIT online at: https://wit.edu/admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for WIT

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into WIT?

With an acceptance rate of 92%, WIT is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 71% of accepted students are men and 29% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to WIT submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 680.

WIT received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 28. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

Can I Afford Wentworth Institute of Technology?

The overall average net price of WIT is $44,134. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WIT, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $10,226 a year. That adds up to $40,904 over four years for those students.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,222 undergraduate students at WIT, with 3,842 being full-time and 380 being part-time.

There are also 167 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,842 full-time undergraduates at WIT, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wentworth Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	363
Black or African American	266
Hispanic or Latino	375
White	2,304
International Students	231
Other Races/Ethnicities	303

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Wentworth Institute of Technology. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at WIT. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Venezuela.

Wentworth Institute of Technology Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	108	77	185
Mechanical Engineering	0	128	0	128
Construction Management	0	106	17	123
Computer Science	0	101	5	106
Design & Applied Arts	0	56	0	56
Civil Engineering	0	45	8	53
Biomedical Engineering	0	47	0	47
Computer Engineering	0	44	1	45
Electrical Engineering	0	39	4	43
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	30	0	30
Computer Systems Networking	0	30	0	30
Business Administration & Management	0	1	24	25
Information Science	0	20	0	20
General Engineering	0	16	0	16
Applied Mathematics	0	16	0	16
Electromechanical Engineering	0	14	0	14
Information Technology	0	9	0	9
Biological Engineering	0	7	0	7
Building Management & Inspection	5	0	0	5
Data Science	0	0	3	3
General Engineering Technology	1	0	0	1
General Architecture	0	0	0	0
Architectural Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Engineering-Related Technologies	0	0	0	0
Housing	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6	817	139	962

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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