WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY D-12

550 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115-5998
Tel: (617)989-4590
Free: 800-556-0610
Admissions: (617)989-4009
Fax: (617)989-4010
E-mail: admissions@wit.edu
Web Site: http://www.wit.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1904. Setting: 35-acre urban campus. Endowment: $74.8 million. Research spending 2003-04: $66,000. Educational spending 2003-04: $3476 per student. Total enrollment: 3,597. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 24:1. 3,699 applied, 63% were admitted. Full-time: 3,018 students, 20% women, 80% men. Part-time: 579 students, 13% women, 87% men. Students come from 36 states and territories, 41 other countries, 40% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 4% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 12% 25 or older, 41% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: engineering/engineering technologies; computer/information sciences; visual/performing arts. Calendar: semesters for freshmen and sophomores, trimesters for juniors and seniors. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Emmanuel College (MA), Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Simmons College, Wheelock College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $27,500 includes full-time tuition ($18,500) and college room and board ($9000).

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 43 open to all. Most popular organizations: intramural sports, Wentworth Events Board, Asian Students Association, Ski and Adventure Club. Major annual events: Beaux Arts Ball, Family Weekend, Design Lecture Series. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 41 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. Wentworth Alumni Library with 77,000 books, 500 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $778,000. 400 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Boston University.