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Wentworth Institute of Technology

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Boston, MA
Population 4,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,641
Men / Women 74% / 26%
White 52%
Hispanic 18%
Black 12%
Asian 7%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%
From State 65%
From Region 19%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering 38%
Computer Science 25%
Arts 16%
Professional 15%
Business & Economics 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,884
Est. Cost of Attendance $61,096
10-Year ROI $203,000
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1140 – 1280
SAT Math Range 550 – 660
SAT RW Range 560 – 660
ACT Range 27 – 31

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Wentworth Institute of Technology 746 76% / 24% 4% $95,822 98%
Biological Engineering 13 38% / 62% 0% $85,894 90
Biomedical Engineering 39 36% / 64% 5% $103,502 97 97%
Civil Engineering 40 70% / 30% 10% $90,759 93 95%
Computer Engineering 29 93% / 7% 0% $97,111 96 98%
Electrical Engineering 36 89% / 11% 6% $101,421 97 91%
Electromechanical Engineering 16 100% / 0% 6% $96,906 96 98%
General Engineering 15 60% / 40% 13% $94,761 95 100%
Mechanical Engineering 96 85% / 15% 4% $97,305 96 98%
Artificial Intelligence $96,659 96
Computer Science 125 84% / 16% 7% $111,629 98 98%
Cybersecurity 15 100% / 0% 0% $94,860 95
Information Science/Studies 24 92% / 8% 0% $96,305 95 95%
Network Engineering 24 92% / 8% 4% $97,831 96 95%
Applied Mathematics 8 75% / 25% 25% $119,120 99 100%
Biological and Physical Sciences 3 67% / 33% 0% $67,242 71
Business Administration 21 67% / 33% 5% $85,022 90 100%
Business and Management $85,193 90
Operations Management 3 100% / 0% 0% $85,022 90 100%
Project Management 7 100% / 0% 0% $85,022 90 100%
Architecture 81 58% / 42% 1% $73,274 80
Industrial Design 19 79% / 21% 5% $67,547 72 98%
Interior Design 21 5% / 95% 0% $67,547 72 98%
Construction Management 111 87% / 13% 3% $103,212 97 100%