Wentworth Institute of Technology Computer Science Programs

Wentworth Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Boston, Massachusetts. The location of WIT is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Wentworth Institute of Technology?

Contact details for WIT are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Phone:	617-989-4590
Website:	wit.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/wentworthadmissions
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/witathletics

How Do I Get Into WIT?

You can apply to WIT online at: https://wit.edu/admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for WIT

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into WIT?

Since WIT has an acceptance rate of 90%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 71% of accepted students are men and 29% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to WIT submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 580 and 670.

WIT received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 30. Math scores were between 25 and 32. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Wentworth Institute of Technology?

The overall average net price of WIT is $44,134. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WIT, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $10,138 a year. That adds up to $40,552 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WIT is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Wentworth Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,958 undergraduate students at WIT, with 3,658 being full-time and 300 being part-time.

There are also 205 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,658 full-time undergraduates at WIT, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wentworth Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	375
Black or African American	244
Hispanic or Latino	384
White	2,182
International Students	195
Other Races/Ethnicities	278

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Wentworth Institute of Technology. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at WIT. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Wentworth Institute of Technology

In 2020-2021, 958 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WIT has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of WIT

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wentworth Institute of Technology was 475.8%. This is the #118 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at WIT regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.