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?

• Students at WIT have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at WIT is the master's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from WIT makes roughly $65,100 a year. This is 60% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• 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.

Wentworth Institute of Technology Rankings

WIT landed the #118 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

WIT has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#71	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#118	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#136	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at WIT.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Electromechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Other Business & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#77	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#111	Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards WIT has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Electromechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Computer Systems Networking Schools	College Factual
#21	Best Design & Applied Arts Schools	College Factual
#54	Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	College Factual
#82	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#88	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/wentworthadmissions
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/witathletics

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into WIT?

WIT has the high acceptance rate of 94%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 75% of accepted students are men and 25% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 64% 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 540 and 630. Math scores were between 550 and 650.

WIT received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

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 72% of students took out student loans averaging $11,403 a year. That adds up to $45,612 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WIT is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Wentworth Institute of Technology

In 2019-2020, 4,388 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WIT has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 30th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of WIT

The following table shows how WIT is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Construction Management	#22	#22
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#48	#48
Computer Science	#73	#70

Online Affordability Rankings of WIT Rankings

The following table shows how WIT is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Construction Management	#10	#10
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#14	#13

Online Growth Rankings of WIT

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wentworth Institute of Technology was 475.8%. This is the #172 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at WIT regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WIT majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	38%
Business, Management & Marketing	8%
Other Business, Management & Marketing	26%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at WIT ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at WIT.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Construction Management	#1
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#7
Business Administration & Management	#55
Business, Management & Marketing	#91

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Wentworth Institute of Technology Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Construction Management	0	0	122	16	138
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	0	76	54	130
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	113	0	113
Computer Science	0	0	94	1	95
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	82	6	88
Civil Engineering	0	0	75	3	78
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	63	0	63
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	59	0	59
Electrical Engineering	0	0	41	0	41
Business Administration & Management	11	0	11	17	39
Computer Engineering	0	0	35	0	35
General Engineering	0	0	27	0	27
Information Science	0	0	24	0	24
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	23	0	23
Electromechanical Engineering	0	0	23	0	23
Building Management & Inspection	14	5	0	0	19
Applied Mathematics	0	0	14	0	14
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	11	0	11
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	10	0	10
General Engineering Technology	0	7	0	0	7
Engineering-Related Technologies	3	0	0	0	3
General Architecture	0	0	0	0	0
Biological Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	28	12	903	97	1,040

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.