Worcester State University

Name: Worcester State University Common Data Set 2009-10
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2009-10

The 2009-10 Common Data Set for Worcester State University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jan 28, 2011. Subscribe via RSS.

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SAT Math

470-560

ACT Composite

19-24

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

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.

Median earnings

$60,624

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

61%

6-year completion

Average net price

$13,381

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$19,500

federal loans only

The numbers, as published

§ This report142numbers from this report.

General Information

4 TABLES

Respondent Information

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?No

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://worcester.edu/IR/CommonDataSet/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	4703

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	770

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	5473

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	1	Not reported	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	25	Not reported	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	570	Not reported	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	3	Not reported	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	22	Not reported	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	695	Not reported	Not reported

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	810
Postbachelor's certificates	186
Master's degrees	184
Post-master's certificates	3
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	623	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	1	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	622	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	148	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	109	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	19	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	276	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	44%	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	508	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	1	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	507	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	126	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	89	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	27	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	242	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	48%	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	77%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	1411	2148	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	761	1340	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	250	443	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	443	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	0	2	Not reported	Not reported

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units16

English4

Mathematics3

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab1

Foreign language2

Social studies1

History1

Academic electives2

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	—	Yes	—	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	Yes	—	—	—
Application essay	—	—	Yes	—
Recommendations	—	—	Yes	—
Interview	—	—	—	Yes
Extracurricular activities	—	—	Yes	—
Talent or ability	—	—	Yes	—
Character and personal qualities	—	Yes	—	—
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Volunteer work	—	—	Yes	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	—	Yes

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	93.8	652
ACT	6.9	48

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT math	470	Not reported	560
ACT composite	19	Not reported	24
ACT math	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT English	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2419.1

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9933.2

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.4913.7

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:40

Application closing date (fall): Month5

Application closing date (fall): Day1

Priority Date: Month2

Priority Date: Day1

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Amount of housing deposit:150

If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Application for Admission

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

Transfer Credit Policies

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:65

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:90

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:credit

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)4%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing56%

Percent who live off campus or commute44%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)3%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing24%

Percent who live off campus or commute76%

Percent of students age 25 and older18%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students21

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)23

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES

Information

Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:X

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	7050	7050
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

Credits per Term

Minimum2

Financial Aid

3 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2009-2010 estimated

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):3

If yes, starting date (Day):1

Institutional Aid

State/district residencyX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 5 Com m on Data Set 2009-10

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio17

based on ____ students4,253

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	8.8%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.0%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	6.9%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.2%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	2.2%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	7.7%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.0%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.5%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	12.3%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	7.0%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	4.4%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	15.2%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	22.3%
History	Not reported	Not reported	5.4%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

Federal outcomes

The numbers, as published

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