Wentworth Institute of Technology

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#3164 / #830
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#324
Most Desirable School
Private university in Boston, Massachusetts

Wentworth Institute of Technology at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#830
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
91%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$45,460
Graduation rate
63%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
3,747

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Wentworth Institute of Technology Featured Rankings

About Wentworth Institute of Technology

According to Wikipedia, Wentworth Institute of Technology is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts. Wentworth was founded in 1904 and offers career-focused education through 22 bachelor's degree programs as well as 11 master's degrees.

Wentworth Institute of Technology's Online Degrees

Undergraduate Certificate in Facility Management
  • Required Credits: 19
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Managing Construction Projects
  • Required Credits: 20
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Project Management
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Building Construction Management
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
Undergraduate Certificate in Professional Land Surveying
  • Required Credits: 20
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online

Wentworth Institute of Technology Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
6,45391%84%63%121529

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Wentworth Institute of Technology Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$45,460
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$24,776
30K - 48K$25,440
48K - 75K$26,511
75K - 110K$30,273
110K+$34,896

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Wentworth Institute of Technology Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Wentworth Institute of Technology students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $94,995 a year, and 97% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Wentworth Institute of Technology's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
4,6744,420254

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Wentworth Institute of Technology?

Wentworth Institute of Technology is located at 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115.

How Safe is Wentworth Institute of Technology?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Wentworth Institute of Technology publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Wentworth Institute of Technology has a violent crime rate of 0.26% and a property crime rate of 0.17%. Boston has a violent crime rate of 0.63% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.03%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Wentworth Institute of Technology Known For?

Wentworth Institute of Technology is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Wentworth Institute of Technology's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Wentworth Institute of Technology's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Engineering
#2074
World Rank
#2089
Historical Rank
#337
USA Rank

Wentworth Institute of Technology ranks #337 in the U.S. and #2074 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#3525
World Rank
#3534
Historical Rank
#794
USA Rank

Wentworth Institute of Technology ranks #794 in the U.S. and #3525 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Business
#3358
World Rank
#3359
Historical Rank
#877
USA Rank

Wentworth Institute of Technology ranks #877 in the U.S. and #3358 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Mathematics
#3787
World Rank
#3819
Historical Rank
#961
USA Rank

Wentworth Institute of Technology ranks #961 in the U.S. and #3787 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Biology
#4685
World Rank
#4705
Historical Rank
#1132
USA Rank

Wentworth Institute of Technology ranks #1132 in the U.S. and #4685 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees

Who Are Wentworth Institute of Technology's Most Influential Alumni?

John A. Volpe
An American politician .
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
An American mixed martial artist.

Who Are Wentworth Institute of Technology's Most Influential Faculty?

John Ochsendorf
A Structural engineer, architectural historian.