Boston, MA · Private · 3,747 undergraduates · urban
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Less selective
Two required co-op semesters give most undergraduates substantial field experience before graduation.
Institutional profile
Well established Strong in career outcomes, and solid in mobility.- Admission
- 85.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 69.1%
6,453 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$82,721 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Wentworth Institute of Technology apart
Academic design
Programs are applied and technically oriented, with labs, studios and project work closely tied to professional practice. Undergraduate day students complete two full-time co-op semesters in fields related to their majors.
Campus pattern
The campus sits in Boston’s Fenway-Longwood area near hospitals, universities, design firms and technology employers. Student culture is strongly shaped by project work and alternating periods of classes and full-time co-op.
Defining feature
Two required co-op semesters give most undergraduates substantial field experience before graduation.
Can I get in?
85.4% admitted
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Recent applicant pool
6,453About 85 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 33% submitted an SAT, and 3% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Wentworth Institute of Technology, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Wentworth Institute of Technology weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Programs are applied and technically oriented, with labs, studios and project work closely tied to professional practice. Undergraduate day students complete two full-time co-op semesters in fields related to their majors.
Make the fit specific
Two required co-op semesters give most undergraduates substantial field experience before graduation.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Computer scienceAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
EngineeringAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Wentworth Institute of Technology
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Two required co-op semesters give most undergraduates substantial field experience before graduation.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Mechanical Engineering
Admits separately
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Construction Management
Admits separately
Computer Science
Admits separately
Design and Applied Arts
What is campus life like?
Wentworth Institute of Technology beyond the classroom
The campus sits in Boston’s Fenway-Longwood area near hospitals, universities, design firms and technology employers. Student culture is strongly shaped by project work and alternating periods of classes and full-time co-op.
A defining academic feature
Programs are applied and technically oriented, with labs, studios and project work closely tied to professional practice. Undergraduate day students complete two full-time co-op semesters in fields related to their majors.
What shapes an ordinary week
The campus sits in Boston’s Fenway-Longwood area near hospitals, universities, design firms and technology employers. Student culture is strongly shaped by project work and alternating periods of classes and full-time co-op.
What changes the experience
Two required co-op semesters give most undergraduates substantial field experience before graduation.