Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Small |
Campus locale | City |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 4,526 |
Religious affiliation | None |
Students with disability | 13% |
Student to faculty ratio | 18:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 2,143 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
No |
Wentworth Institute of Technology is somewhat selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 7,556 applications and 5,333 students were granted admission. Wentworth Institute of Technology is at the #69 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 22% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 90% submitted SAT scores.
SAT | 1010 to 1220 |
ACT | 21 to 28 |
In 2016-2017 academic year, Wentworth Institute of Technology's tuition was $31,840 for all students regardless of residency (18.8% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 97% of Wentworth Institute of Technology's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 25% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,493 (which is 2.1% above the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2016-2017, was 712, which is 74% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,452 (which is 7.5% below the national average.)
In Fall 2016, Wentworth Institute of Technology has enrolled a total of 4,526 students (4,000 students full-time and 526 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 4,526 students, 195 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 79% men and 21% women and 4,317 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 209 for graduates studies.
The institution also enrolled 397 students for distance studies.
White: 63%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 9%
Non-resident alien: 8%
Asian: 7%
Two or more races: 6%
Black/African American: 4%
Hispanic: 3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 9 largest majors offered at Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
---|---|---|---|
Architecture And Related Services | 22% | 597 | |
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 17% | 447 | 18 |
Engineering | 15% | 392 | |
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-related Fields | 12% | 321 | |
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 7% | 198 | |
Visual And Performing Arts | 4% | 98 | |
Mathematics And Statistics | 1% | 34 | |
Communications Technologies/technicians And Support Services | 1% | 14 | |
Construction Trades | 0% | 0 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of Wentworth Institute of Technology full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of Wentworth Institute of Technology graduates 6 years after enrollment is $49,100. Last year, out of the total 1,398 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 1,342 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 1,598 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 1,486 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
---|---|---|
Annual Income | $49,100 | $60,300 |
Employment Rate | 96% | 93% |
Total Graduates | 1,398 | 1,598 |
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