SCHOOLS / WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

WORCESTER, MAIPEDS 168421CARNEGIE CLASS 16
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,330
Median1,410
75th1,470
§ 9% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th29
Median31
75th33
§ 7% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 45%SAT SUBMIT 9%ACT SUBMIT 7%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offeredNo Early Action reportedSecond binding round indicated; ED rate is blended.
Likely ED share of class29%114 ED admits / 390 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple0.4x19% ED vs 47% all other rounds
Seats left after ED276of 390 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate47%4,326 admitted from 9,286 applicants
§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

Early Decision
Applicants599reported count
Admits11419%
Class seats114assumes ED admits enroll
All other rounds
Applicants9,286reported count
Admits4,32647%
Class seats2766% estimated yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
Early Decision59911419%114Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds9,2864,32647%276All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 9%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

95% joined after being offered a spot. 1% of students who joined were admitted. 12% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot1,223
Accepted a wait-list spot1,160
Admitted from wait list12
Joined after being offered95%
Admitted after joining1%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $50.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Partial merit profileAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients1439% of first-year full-time students
Avg net price$43,071Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $48,549.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio13EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
7555ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate60%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
12559ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1365ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1366ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate18%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded1170DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded69DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded788DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$1,065COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$59,700COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$1,065COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$59,700COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$81,751DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$81,751DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment5389DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment2026DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment169DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment7584DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment5558DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate100%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,845SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$12,372SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,529SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate14%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate59%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate14%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityWorcesterHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameWorcester Polytechnic InstituteHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category5,000 - 9,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateMassachusettsHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years84%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years89%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years90%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate94%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time90%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate67%EF2024D.RET_PCP
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$103,470
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
90%
6-year completion
Average net price
$43,071
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$27,000
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$77,738$78k
MEDIAN
$103,470$103k
P75
$129,699$130k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$24,018
$30,001 – $48,000
$24,452
$48,001 – $75,000
$32,350
$75,001 – $110,000
$37,753
$110,001 and up
← MODAL BRACKET$49,716
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
84%
6-yr grad
90%
8-yr grad
89%
Retention
94%
Pell grad
85%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.