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Wentworth Institute of Technology is a private regional university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Wentworth Institute of Technology is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Wentworth Institute of Technology is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $75,515 10 years after enrolling, 14th in Massachusetts, and in the top 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Wentworth Institute of Technology bachelor students earn 3% more than the national average. Wentworth Institute of Technology is ranked 24th in Massachusetts.
Wentworth Institute of Technology’s median net annual cost of $35,307 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Wentworth Institute of Technology sorted by number of graduates - Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Mgmt., Civil Engineering, Design & Applied Arts, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$35,307
Average years to graduate
4.4
Business Administration
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 2.74
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Rank: #9
Economic score: 2.95
Electrical Engineering
Rank: #207
Economic score: 3.04
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Rank: #76
Economic score: 3.18
Electromechanical Engineering.
Rank: #1
Economic score: 3.23
Computer Engineering
Rank: #157
Economic score: 3.79
Engineering
Rank: #316
Economic score: 4.28
Electric Engr. Tech
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.65
Applied Mathematics
Rank: #37
Economic score: 4.95
Computer Systems Analysis
Rank: #60
Economic score: 5.39
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at Wentworth Institute of Technology - Construction Mgmt., Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other - are shown below.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 73% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Wentworth Institute of Technology is 1% higher than the state average, and 16% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Wentworth Institute of Technology, Pell Grant recipients represent 23% of the measured graduating class, 12% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Wentworth Institute of Technology graduates within 4.4 years.
Wentworth Institute of Technology is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Wentworth Institute of Technology’s economic mobility score of 17.58 is calculated by adjusting the 2.06 economic score of lower-income students by the 23% pell grant recipients within the student body. Wentworth Institute of Technology’s EMS of 17.58 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Wentworth Institute of Technology pays $35,307 a year, $20,879 less than the $56,186 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $35,307
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Wentworth Institute of Technology, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $35,307 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,138. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,250
Pell grants
$4,923
State grants
$1,753
Institutional grants
$17,109
Wentworth Institute of Technology offers 2 online bachelor programs, both of which are in hybrid format At the master’s level Wentworth Institute of Technology offers 4 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
6
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
20%
Wentworth Institute of Technology's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 90% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,441 applicants, of which 4,872 were admitted and 917 enrolled. Wentworth Institute of Technology has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
90%
83%
Female
21%
59%
First time
75%
59%
In-state
67%
68%
1st generation
25%
35%
White
60%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
9%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
13%
12%