Worcester State University

Name: Worcester State University Common Data Set 2017-18
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2017-18

The 2017-18 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: Mar 10, 2020. Subscribe via RSS.

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Enrolled

2,017

§ 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 report179numbers from this report.

General Information

4 TABLES

Respondent Information

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.worcester.edu/University-Data/

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

3 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	5495

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	939

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	6434

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	10	43	61
Hispanic/Latino	136	621	650
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	49	435	459
White, non-Hispanic	603	3334	3565
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	1	13	14
Asian, non-Hispanic	55	228	245
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	2	3
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	20	144	147
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	35	215	351
Total	909	100	0

Graduation Rates

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

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	1335	2412	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	1039	1821	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	355	551	Not reported	2017
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	551	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	2	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2,016

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2,017

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2,016

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units17

English4

Mathematics4

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab3

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	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
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	848
ACT	5	48

Other fields

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7412.7

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4918.3

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2416.4

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9921.2

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.498.3

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.30

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:50

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Application closing date (fall): Month5

Application closing date (fall): Day1

Priority Date: Month3

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

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes

Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No

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

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If | List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If | List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If | List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If | List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If | List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If | |------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |

Transfer Credit Policies

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:72

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)5%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing59%

Percent who live off campus or commute41%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

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 housing30%

Percent who live off campus or commute70%

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

4 TABLES

Information

If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.None

Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:No

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	970	970
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	9191	9191
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

Public Tuition

All Institutions Expenses

Financial Aid

8 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2016-2017 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$6,513,436

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,468,495

Total Scholarships/Grants$10,545,101

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$8,037,790

Federal Work-Study$170,468

Total Self-Help$8,208,258

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,181,543

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$673,891

Total Scholarships/Grants$2,253,303

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$14,624,072

Total Self-Help$14,624,072

Parent Loans$3,125,886

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.453

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month3

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):5

Other

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):12

If yes, starting date (Day):15

Institutional Aid

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 30 Com m on Data Set 2017-2018

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio17

based on ____ students0

and ____ faculty7

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	0.3%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	5.5%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.1%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	5.6%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.7%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	3.2%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.8%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	7.8%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.6%
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	1.8%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	14.4%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	8.6%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	6.7%
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	0.9%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	19.4%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	15.7%
History	Not reported	Not reported	2.9%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	0.00%	100.0%

Federal outcomes

The numbers, as published

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