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Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·wit.edu
6-yr Graduation
68%
+23.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
4,191
peer median 1,958
Avg net price
$34,170
+$5.0k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
5,985
5,985 candidates competed
Admitted
5,459
91.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,084
19.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
68%+23.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
54%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
68%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

11.2pp gap
Pell recipients
60%168 of 278
Non-Pell (all)
71%526 of 739
Subsidized loan, no Pell
72%292 of 407
No Federal Aid
70%234 of 332

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 39 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 23 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
39
Passing
16
41.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

39programs
  • Passing16 · 41.0%
  • No Data23 · 59.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
16
No data
23

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

16
Architecture
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+70.1%
$67,122 vs $39,449
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+72.8%
$68,160 vs $39,449
Construction Management
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+81.4%
$121,366 vs $66,899
Civil Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+136.8%
$93,402 vs $39,449
Engineering General
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+145.1%
$96,695 vs $39,449
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+145.1%
$96,673 vs $39,449
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+146.2%
$97,124 vs $39,449
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+146.4%
$97,183 vs $39,449

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

15
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
40%
$27,000 debt · $68,160 earn
Architecture
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
37%
$25,000 debt · $67,122 earn
Electromechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
31%
$31,000 debt · $100,012 earn
Civil Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
29%
$27,000 debt · $93,402 earn
Construction Management
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
28%
$34,121 debt · $121,366 earn
Engineering General
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
28%
$27,000 debt · $96,695 earn
Computer Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
27%
$27,000 debt · $99,093 earn
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
27%
$26,354 debt · $97,124 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1967Next review Jun 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation · (ARTI) - Single Professional Program Accreditation in Industrial Design
  3. Mar 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,018
$30–48k$27,588
$48–75k$31,922
$75–110k$35,769
$110k+$38,272

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$34,170
+$4,963vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $29,207
Federal loans
54.7%
In-state tuition
$42,884
Out-of-state
$42,884

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,190 students received $7.0M in Pell grants, alongside $31.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,190
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.0M
$6,993,946 total
Direct Loans
$31.7M
4,309 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$7.1M
1,651 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.0M
1,998 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.8M
105 loan awards
Parent PLUS$15.2M
530 loan awards
Grad PLUS$517K
25 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,039 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,039
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.0%
2017
3.0%
2018
2.5%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at WIT

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs31
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

957 total completions
01Engineering
29430.7%
02Computer Sciences
20321.2%
03Business
19019.9%
04Architecture
18219.0%
05Visual/Performing Arts
515.3%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
202.1%
07Engineering Tech
141.5%
08Mathematics
20.2%
09Construction Trades
10.1%
10Physical Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
4,191
12-mo unduplicated
4,941
Undergraduate
4,665
Graduate
276

Gender split

Men
74%3,634
Women
26%1,307

Race / ethnicity composition

White
56.8%
Hispanic
14.8%
Black
8.7%
Asian
8.6%
Non-resident
4.3%
Two or more
3.6%
Unknown
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
416
285 M · 131 W
Women athletes
31.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$20K
$11K
Head-coach salaries
$47K
$45K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Lacrosse
49 M · 19 W
$277K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
41 M · 20 W
$41K
Soccer
30 M · 29 W
$271K
Track and Field (Indoor)
40 M · 18 W
$60K
Volleyball
26 M · 19 W
$274K
Baseball
38 M ·
$239K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.22
25 offenses · 4,018 students

3-year trend

1.442 yrs ago3.831 yr ago6.22Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
46
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
45
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
12
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
9
Rape
5
Motor vehicle theft
5
Arson
3
Burglary
2
Robbery
1

By location

25total
  • On campus18
  • Non-campus4
  • Public property3

Includes 11 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
14
Stalking
22 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race3
  • Religion1
  • Gender identity1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs00
Liquor0122

Residence-hall fires

  • Baker Hall2 fires
    Fireworks - Students intentionally set off firecrackers in the hallway of a residence hall.Damage $0-$99
  • Baker Hall2 fires
    Fireworks - Students intentionally set off firecrackers in the hallway of a residence hall.Damage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
160

WIT vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions WIT selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectWentworth Institute of Technology
68%4,191$34,170Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
51%87.7%1,994$29,207Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
39%59.0%60$25,381Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
380Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
66.7%1,922$36,483Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
29%81.8%7,165$19,104Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median45%74.3%1,958$29,207

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Explore the federal data for institutions in WIT's comparison group.

WIT Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning
Reports to Office of the Provost
Email
institutionaleffectiveness [at] wit.edu
Address
550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

The page provides information about the Institutional Effectiveness & Planning office at Wentworth Institute of Technology, which is under the Office of the Provost. The address of the institution is provided, but specific contact details or mission statements for the office are not included on the page.

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  • Lisa Keating
    Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness & Planning
  • Audrey Nichols
    Data Analyst I, Institutional Effectiveness & Planning

Common Data Set

WIT's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

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Frequently asked questions about Wentworth Institute of Technology

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about WIT.

What is the graduation rate at Wentworth Institute of Technology?

Wentworth Institute of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Wentworth Institute of Technology?

Wentworth Institute of Technology reports a total enrollment of 4,191 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Wentworth Institute of Technology?

The average net price at Wentworth Institute of Technology is $34,170 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Wentworth Institute of Technology?

Wentworth Institute of Technology's yield rate is 19.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Wentworth Institute of Technology located?

Wentworth Institute of Technology is located in Boston, Massachusetts 02115.

Who runs Institutional Research at Wentworth Institute of Technology?

Wentworth Institute of Technology's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning, which reports to Office of the Provost.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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