Academics at Wentworth Institute of Technology - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at WIT will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at WIT this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 4,341 undergraduate students at Wentworth Institute of Technology is 400 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 18 to 1 which makes Wentworth Institute of Technology worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Wentworth Institute of Technology , there are 18 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (40.0% ) are full-time.

159 instructors are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are full-time.
	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Wentworth Institute of Technology compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors Students Sign Up For

Wentworth Institute of Technology offers 23 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 22 majors within 8 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Wentworth Institute of Technology awarded 915 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Construction Management	122	122
Mechanical Engineering	113	113
Computer Science	94	94
Business, Management & Marketing (Other)	82	82
Architectural Sciences & Technology	76	76

Find out what Wentworth Institute of Technology's top fields of study and majors are

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