Wentworth Institute of Technology

Private · Moderately Selective · MA

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationMA · Northeast

SettingUrban

Undergrads3,747

Student:faculty17:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate54.5%

6-yr grad rate68.2%

Drop-out rate16.2%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$43k

Out-of-state tuition$43k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity43.2%

Gender diversity26.5%

International4.3%

Identity—

Overview

Wentworth is a career-focused technical institute in Boston's Fenway neighborhood, built around engineering, architecture, construction management, and computing. It stands out among Boston's dense cluster of colleges for its explicitly hands-on, applied approach rather than a traditional liberal-arts foundation.

Academics

Cooperative education is a graduation requirement, not an option; students complete paid co-op work terms integrated into their degree timeline before finishing, giving Wentworth graduates real workplace experience well before entering the job market. Programs in architecture, construction management, and various engineering disciplines are the strongest and most established, taught with a project-based, applied-lab structure rather than a lecture-heavy format.

Campus & student life

The Fenway campus places students in a dense academic neighborhood alongside several other colleges, with easy access to the rest of Boston. Campus culture leans practical and project-driven rather than traditionally social, reflecting the technical, career-focused student body.

Getting in

Admission emphasizes preparation in math and science for most programs and evaluates fit for a specific technical major more than a broad liberal-arts profile.

After graduation

The required co-op structure means graduates typically enter the workforce with substantial relevant experience already logged, and placement into engineering, architecture, and construction-management jobs across the Boston region is central to the university's value proposition.

Worth knowing

The mandatory co-op calendar extends the typical degree timeline and structures the academic year differently than a standard four-year college; students should expect their schedule to be built around alternating study and work terms.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate91.2%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1110–1320 · ACT 27–31

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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