Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts · Also known as WIT | Wentworth School of Architecture and Design | Wentworth School of Engineering | Wentworth School of Computing and Data Science | Wentworth Fenway | Wentworth Boston | Wentworth ABET | Wentworth NAAB · Website
$82,721
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$82,721
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wentworth Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Boston, Massachusetts with 3,747 undergraduates and 226 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $34,170 a year (tuition and fees $42,884). It admits 91% of applicants and 68% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $82,721 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,028 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$34,170
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$42,884
US median $11,837
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
68%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,028
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$82,721
Rank 162 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $34,170
- Tuition and fees
- $42,884
- Cost of attendance
- $61,096
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $27,018
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,588
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $31,922
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $35,769
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $38,272
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $32,500 in 2015-16 to $42,884 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1,229
- SAT reading, middle
- 610
- SAT math, middle
- 625
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 3,747
- Graduate students
- 226
- Part-time students
- 3.3%
- Women
- 26%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 42
- Endowment
- $160.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 162 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $34,170 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $42,884 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,028 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $71,868 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $82,721 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 88% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
42 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 128 | $27,000 | $77,828 | $97,124 | $92,135 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 108 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Construction ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $27,000 | $81,880 | $111,195 | $95,124 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $25,000 | $85,954 | $121,671 | $107,009 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $27,000 | $50,599 | $68,160 | $51,490 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $27,000 | $80,401 | $99,617 | $93,451 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $26,872 | $75,001 | $93,402 | $86,517 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $27,000 | $82,057 | $99,093 | $109,015 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $26,000 | $82,962 | $96,673 | $100,647 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,000 | $68,056 | $111,413 | $73,587 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $26,500 | $73,382 | $101,580 | $69,830 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $26,417 | $72,095 | $98,270 | $85,294 |
| Construction ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | $34,166 | $86,496 | $121,366 | $112,166 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | $78,211 | $96,695 | $89,359 |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $82,152 | Withheld | $91,532 |
| Electromechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $31,000 | $84,375 | $100,012 | $101,277 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Civil EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $98,323 |
| Biological/Biosystems EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,378 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Data ScienceMaster's | Master's | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Wentworth Institute of Technology cost?
$34,170 a year is the average net price at Wentworth Institute of Technology after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $42,884, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $61,096. Families earning under $30,000 pay $27,018 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wentworth Institute of Technology?
91% of applicants are admitted to Wentworth Institute of Technology. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,229 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Wentworth Institute of Technology graduates earn?
$82,721 a year is the median pay of former Wentworth Institute of Technology students who work, 10 years after they started ($71,868 after 6 years). That ranks 162 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Construction Management (Master's) at $86,496.
How much student debt do Wentworth Institute of Technology graduates have?
$25,028 is the median federal student loan debt of Wentworth Institute of Technology graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 55% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wentworth Institute of Technology?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Wentworth Institute of Technology finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Wentworth Institute of Technology?
Mechanical Engineering (128 bachelor's graduates), Architectural Sciences and Technology (108 bachelor's graduates), Construction Management (106 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 42 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.