Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 5,447 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 60%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $43,885per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 90%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $113,51310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
WPI's academic year is four seven-week terms, plus optional summer terms, and its grading system has no failing grades.
Source: 10 Things to Know About the WPI Plan | Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Every WPI student completes the Major Qualifying Project, a high-level design or research project in their major field.
Source: Major Qualifying Project | Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 60%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From Worcester Polytechnic Institute's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
79% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.90. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Early decision admit rate
- 78%310 admitted of 397. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- Early action admit rate
- 69%6,151 admitted of 8,882. Early action isn't binding.
- Top 10% of their class
- 51%83% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Class rank
- Recommendations
- Activities
- Character and personal qualities
Considered
- Test scores
- Essay
- A talent or ability
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Interview
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $43,885full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $80,569sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $63,246Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 90%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 94%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $113,51310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,447Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 15%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Gonzaga University Spokane, WA — admits 82%
- Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA — admits 91%
- Suffolk University Boston, MA — admits 82%
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA — admits 89%
Also worth a look
- Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY — admits 57%
- Merrimack College North Andover, MA — admits 70%
- American University Washington, DC — admits 62%
- Emerson College Boston, MA — admits 51%
- Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT — admits 65%
- Bentley University Waltham, MA — admits 45%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Worcester Polytechnic Institute, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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