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Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Private university in Boston, Massachusetts, US

Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Wentworth was founded in 1904 and offers career-focused education through 22 bachelor's degree programs as well as 11 master's degrees.2 It employed 817 people in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1904Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersBoston, United States1
  • Websitewit.edu
  • Legal formNon-Profit Corporation3
  • LEI549300HRN6UWWKJT7C023
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address550 HUNTINGTON AVE., 02115 Boston, United States3
  • Registered withCorporations Division (Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office), 0419584603

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Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Wentworth was founded in 1904 and offers career-focused education through 22 bachelor's degree programs as well as 11 master's degrees.2

Employees over time

  • 20208171

Timeline

  1. 1904Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$99.9M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $99.9M in all. Federal grants $24.8M; Other federal assistance $75.1M.$0$5M$10M$15M2008 · Other federal assistance: $2.6M20082009 · Federal grants: $189.6K2009 · Other federal assistance: $3.8M2010 · Other federal assistance: $4.8M20102011 · Federal grants: $1.0K2011 · Other federal assistance: $5.9M2012 · Federal grants: $280.0K2012 · Other federal assistance: $5.2M20122013 · Other federal assistance: $5.1M2014 · Other federal assistance: $5.3M20142015 · Federal grants: $308.8K2015 · Other federal assistance: $5.3M2016 · Federal grants: $111.1K2016 · Other federal assistance: $5.0M20162017 · Other federal assistance: $5.9K2018 · Federal grants: $352.4K20182019 · Federal grants: $3.5K2020 · Federal grants: $3.5M20202021 · Federal grants: $14.9M2022 · Other federal assistance: $2.5M20222023 · Other federal assistance: $5.5M2024 · Other federal assistance: $6.6M20242025 · Federal grants: $5.1M2025 · Other federal assistance: $8.3M2026 · Federal grants: $81.0K2026 · Other federal assistance: $9.2M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceTotal
2026$81.0K$9.2M$9.3M
2025$5.1M$8.3M$13.4M
2024–$6.6M$6.6M
2023–$5.5M$5.5M
2022–$2.5M$2.5M
2021$14.9M–$14.9M
2020$3.5M–$3.5M
2019$3.5K–$3.5K
2018$352.4K–$352.4K
2017–$5.9K$5.9K
2016$111.1K$5.0M$5.1M
2015$308.8K$5.3M$5.6M
2014–$5.3M$5.3M
2013–$5.1M$5.1M
2012$280.0K$5.2M$5.5M
2011$1.0K$5.9M$5.9M
2010–$4.8M$4.8M
2009$189.6K$3.8M$4.0M
2008–$2.6M$2.6M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Jun 18, 2020$10.1M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund7 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award P425F204062
  2. Apr 22, 2020$8.3M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund8 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award P425E201088
  3. Sep 1, 2025$4.5M from National Science Foundation: Stem Education (Formerly Education And Human Resources); Nsf Technology, Innovation, And Partnerships9 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award 2440301
  4. Sep 15, 2012$499.1K from National Science Foundation: Education And Human Resources10 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award 1161113
  5. May 1, 2025$386.0K from National Science Foundation: Geosciences11 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award 2501212
  6. May 1, 2018$334.6K from National Institutes of Health: Discovery And Applied Research For Technological Innovations To Improve Human Health12 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award R15EB026224
  7. Sep 15, 2015$200.8K from National Science Foundation: Engineering Grants13 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award 1531534
  8. Sep 15, 2025$196.7K from National Science Foundation: Mathematical And Physical Sciences14 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award 2532438

Largest direct payments

  1. $8.4M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program15 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award P063P250216
  2. $7.0M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program16 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award P063P240216
  3. May 24, 2010$5.1M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program17 To WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award P063P100216

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