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Wentworth Institute of Technology

Wentworth Institute of Technology
550 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115-5998

Official telephone: (617) 989-4590
Toll-free telephone: (800) 556-0610
Fax number: (617) 989-4010
Website: www.wit.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Anne-Marie Caruso,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 617 989-4020
800 222-9368 (toll free)
617 989-4201 (fax)
finaid@wit.edu
FAFSA number: 002225

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $30,760; $30,760 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $960 per credit hour for 32 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $960 per credit hour for 32 hrs/yr
Book fees: $1,500
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,000
Other expenses: Transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $13,013

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
91% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
53% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
89% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
104% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
87% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
50% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
90% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
18% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
8% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$18,778 for first-year students
$20,162 for full-time undergraduates
$8,278 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,651 for first-year students
$6,217 for full-time undergraduates
$5,128 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,701 for first-year students
$5,677 for full-time undergraduates
$4,609 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,686 for first-year students
$4,601 for full-time undergraduates
$4,400 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
25% of first-year students
24% of full-time undergraduates
17% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$8,751 for first-year students
$9,846 for full-time undergraduates
$6,741 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 35%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $1,245 - $36,000
Undergraduate loan package range: $100 - $48,049
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 79%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,696
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • FSEOG and Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program scholarships/grants.
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • ROTC scholarships
  • Wentworth Tuition Grant.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $995 - $34,795
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $200 - $37,570
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 38%

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