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Wentworth Institute of Technology

Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) 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.[10]

Former names

Wentworth Institute (1904–1977)

Honesty, Energy, Economy, System[1]

Private university

1904 (1904)[2]

$116.6 million (2020)[3]

Mark A. Thompson[4]

Sophia Maggelakis[5]

134[6]

4,576[6]

Boston
,
Massachusetts
,
United States

Urban, 31 acres (13 ha)[6]

NCAA Division III[7]
17 varsity teams[8]

Wentworth Gold and Rich Black[9]
   

Leopard[7]

wit.edu

Student life[edit]

Enrollment[edit]

Total enrollment (2022): 3,920 total (3,713 undergraduate and 207 graduate students)[23]

technology adviser to the Armenian government

Vahe Aghabegians

(MC&TD '37), entrepreneur, prolific inventor

Luther Blount

(IE '58), former chairman and CEO of Teradyne, Inc.[24]

George Chamillard

(MC&TD '18), prolific inventor, NASA engineer, inventor of silver nylon space suit used in first crewed space flight

Russell Colley

city manager, politician

John B. Kennedy

(BCOS '06), professional mixed martial artist, competing in the UFC's Lightweight Division[25]

Joe Lauzon

(EET '82), musician, drummer for the Pixies

David Lovering

(CMW '88), United States Representative from Massachusetts

Stephen F. Lynch

American entrepreneur and residential contractor numerous national publications

Cindy Stumpo

(AC '30), Governor of Massachusetts, United States Secretary of Transportation, namesake of the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

John A. Volpe

Official website

42°20′12″N 71°05′42″W / 42.336611°N 71.095019°W / 42.336611; -71.095019