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# Wentworth Institute of Technology Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 21, 2026

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## How much does Wentworth Institute of Technology cost after financial aid?

At Wentworth Institute of Technology, the published cost of attendance is $61,096 (an average across living arrangements) before aid is applied. Published tuition and fees are $42,884, with room and board listed at $19,302.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported $1,400 in required fees and $20,126 for on-campus food and housing. The average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $34,170, and aid offsets $26,926 of the published cost on average.

At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median net price is $27,371; Wentworth's is $6,799 above that figure. Azimuth ranks the university #1,336 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Its high published charges and above-peer average net price point in the same direction.

Aid recipients at Wentworth Institute of Technology pay $34,170 on average, $6,799 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size). The affordability pillar stands at the 6th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For families earning under $30,000, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is $27,018; for those earning over $110,000, it is $38,272. Borrowers who finish hold a median of $25,028 in federal loans, $829 above the peer median of $24,199.

For aid recipients, the lowest family-income band has the lowest average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/). Families earning under thirty thousand dollars average $27,018; those earning thirty thousand one dollars to forty-eight thousand dollars average $27,588; forty-eight thousand one dollars to seventy-five thousand dollars average $31,922; seventy-five thousand one dollars to one hundred ten thousand dollars average $35,769; and families over one hundred ten thousand dollars average $38,272.

Pell Grants reach 23.1% of undergraduates, providing financial-access context for the lowest band. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,254.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$27,018

**$30–48K**
$27,588

**$48–75K**
$31,922

**$75–110K**
$35,769

**$110K+**
$38,272

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$34,170**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that need-based aid met an average 78% of need for first-year recipients in the 2025-26 academic year. Those recipients received an average need-based grant of $30,082 and an average aid package of $43,515, which can include loans and work where awarded.

Of 838 first-year students determined to have need, 258 had their need fully met. In the 2025-26 academic year, merit aid went to 262 first-year students, averaging $24,468.

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 44% of the published cost. The $26,926 gap between sticker cost and average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is substantial, while lower-income bands have lower average net prices than upper-income bands.

That pattern shows aid concentrated more heavily at lower family incomes, without describing any individual package.

The published cost of attendance at Wentworth Institute of Technology is $61,096 (an average across living arrangements), and its affordability standing is low. Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $27,018 in the low-income family-income band, $27,588 in the lower-middle band, $31,922 in the middle band, $35,769 in the upper-middle band, and $38,272 in the high-income band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,254. Azimuth places the university in the 6th percentile for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Aid covers about 44% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, a savings of $26,926. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $34,170, alongside tuition and fees of $42,884 and room and board of $19,302.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $27,371; the university's average net price is $6,799 above that figure. Aid reduces the sticker price, but the average price remains above the peer median.

Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $25,028, and 95.3% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. Comparable institutions (same type and size) have a peer median debt of $24,199, with the university's median $829 above it.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years. Median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing for parent borrowers is $65,597.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Federal loans are part of the picture for 95.3% of federal aid recipients at Wentworth Institute of Technology. For comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median federal debt is $24,199, and the university's median is $829 above it.

For the separate parent-borrower population, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $65,597. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that 84% of graduates borrowed from any source, with an average cumulative amount per borrower of $37,023.

Including 83% of graduates with federal loans, the average cumulative federal debt per federal borrower was $21,878. Of graduates, 27% had private loans, averaging $48,214 per private borrower.

The return picture begins with median earnings of $95,027 four years after completion at Wentworth Institute of Technology, in the 96th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions according to Azimuth. [Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, also ranks highly.

Graduates earn about $24,702 more than the model expects for similar students. Azimuth places that measure in the 98th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Earnings scenarios range from $74,914 in the downside case to $116,968 in the upside case, with $95,027 as the typical scenario. Median federal debt is $25,028, compared with $24,199 for comparable institutions (same type and size), or $829 above the peer median.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years. High earnings and a debt figure above the peer median point in different directions.

Parent borrowers, a population separate from student borrowers, show a median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) debt of $65,597. Borrowers with the median federal student debt face an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years.

[Repayment figures](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$65,597

**Estimated parent payment**
$833/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Household income | Share of income above basic expenses | Risk level |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $35,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $50,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $75,000 | 49.1% | High pressure |
| $100,000 | 22.0% | High pressure |
| $150,000 | 10.5% | High pressure |
| $200,000 | 6.9% | Caution |

The 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS balance, as a share of household income above basic expenses ($54,640 a year: 200% of the 2026 federal poverty guideline for a household of three). No room is High pressure. [Open the parent tool for your own numbers](/financial-gps/?tool=parent&school=wentworth-institute-of-technology#parent-tool). [Read the assumptions and limits](#cost-data-notes).

## Student and parent loans: the monthly payments

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$25,028

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$65,597

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$284/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$833/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$1,117/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $95,027, with a $23,940 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**4.8%** of income above the allowance · Excellent

1.  Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
2.  Good 8–under 12%
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20%

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $23,940, uses the published framework’s 2026 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=wentworth-institute-of-technology#student-tool)

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).

**Net price and borrowing.** The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. [College Scorecard data and documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.