Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tuition: 34,970
Room & Board: $14,526

Average Financial Aid Award in 2018: $20,683

Small school benefits, big city resources.

This private, coeducational college is located on 31 acres in the heart of Boston. With over 4,000 students, it provides the friendliness of a small school, alongside the resources and excitement of the ultimate college town.

When it comes to college towns, there is no place more exciting or full of more opportunities than Boston. The original center of higher education in the U.S., it hosts 50 colleges and universities and draws a quarter of a million students every year, with nearly 20,000 of those students coming from outside the country. Boston is a city with exceptional character. In addition to its rich history, it's also a hub for technology, business and medicine giving Wentworth students access to educational and career opportunities they would not find elsewhere.

The Wentworth campus is well-appointed to deliver the top-notch education and living conditions demanded by today's students. Our modernized laboratories are at the vanguard of technology; the equipment mirrors that found in the leading employers in industry. The Institute has spent millions of dollars to upgrade its information technology infrastructure.

The latest addition to campus, the Center for Engineering, Innovation, and Science, is designed to meet the next evolution in the collegiate study of several engineering disciplines by providing modern academic space for Wentworth's existing student body and to enhance the campus experience in a new "state-of-the-art" building.

At approximately 64 feet in height and approximately 78,000 gross square feet, the Center for Engineering, Innovation and Sciences contains laboratories, student learning and group meeting space, offices, and support/storage space on floors two through four, and a first-floor maker-space, manufacturing, and gathering space intended to invite the campus population to experience first-hand displays of Wentworth's engineering capabilities and teachings. The Center for Engineering, Innovation and Sciences will accommodate Wentworth's transition from providing engineering technology programs.

And the facilities for sleeping are just as impressive as the ones for studying. The Institute operates seven residence halls: Evans Way/Tudbury Hall, Edwards/Rodgers Hall, Baker Hall, Louis Prang/Vancouver Apartments, 610 Huntington Avenue, 555 Huntington Avenue and the Apartments at 525 Huntington.

Whether you're looking for state-of-the-art computing resources, healthcare you can rely on, or one of several other services that make campus life better, you can rest assured that Wentworth is working hard to meet your needs.

The Flanagan Campus Center is the hub of student life at Wentworth. The campus center is home to the bookstore, the cafeteria, the Schuman Fitness Center. The Intercultural Center, Wentworth Internet Radio Experience (WIRE), a recreation room, study areas, and the Office of Campus Life.

The Learning Center and The Writing Center provide students with academic support services such as peer and faculty tutoring, computer-based tutorials, and subject study groups. We are dedicated to preparing students for academic success.

Wentworth is committed to helping you make the best use of computers. We offer a range of computing resources including: a wireless campus; labs equipped with the latest hardware and software; and a full-time Office of Information Technology. The result is a highly connected academic and social community where advanced computing is accessible and convenient.

Wentworth subscribes to the policies set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act and in Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which mandate equal opportunity in educational programs and activities for students with disabilities.

At Wentworth, we work hard to provide the very best health services. In addition to expert primary medical care, we also offer specialized services including counseling, disability services and comprehensive health education.

In order to make the transition for international students as smooth as possible, Wentworth employs a full-time international student advisor who has extensive experience with international students, and assists them in their personal, social and academic adjustment to Wentworth and the U.S.

Conveniently located at the center of campus, the Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons is a valuable resource. The online catalogue includes the holdings of nine other libraries all available for use by Wentworth students. And, membership in the 14-institution Fenway Library Consortium provides access to more than 2,900,000 volumes and 13,000 periodical titles. Various services are also available through the Alumni Library.

Honoring our tradition of out-of-classroom learning, all undergraduate students are required to spend a minimum of two semesters in a co-op program, regardless of the college or their major. This multifaceted academic approach stems from our commitment to the tenets of EPIC Learning (Externally collaborative, Project-based, Interdisciplinary Culture). Co-op experiences are directly related to your field of study, allowing you to tie your coursework to concrete knowledge developed in the workplace. During your co-op experiences, you earn income and not pay tuition, allowing you to save toward future semesters. If your co-op is local, you can choose to live on campus during it, maintaining close connections to friends and Wentworth activities. However, you may also complete your co-op wherever you would like whether it is near home, another part of the country or abroad.

As part of the five-member Colleges of the Fenway (COF) consortium (representing more than 12,000 undergraduate students, comprising 16.2% of the total Boston population of undergraduates attending four-year colleges, more than 700 full-time faculty and 2,300-course offerings), Wentworth offers students both the intimacy of a small college community and the vast resources of a major university. Students at any of the member institutions can cross-register for classes and gain access to social events, intramural teams, dance and theater troupes, a chorus and orchestra, professional activities, libraries, dining halls, and campus facilities at the four other schools—all of which are within walking distance of one another.