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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA · Private · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · WPI

Private institution in Worcester, MA · 5,344 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $103,470 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$43,2731,932nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$59,0701,915th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$59,0701,915th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$75,6781,854th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$103,47028th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$85,03843rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
88.4%98th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
93.7%155th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
58.5%374th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
5,344475th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
10.3%2,048th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 41 mi (BOS)

On 5 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$70
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$94,408$95,207
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$85,538$79,284
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$77,715$76,460
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,878—
Engineering, OtherEngineeringbachelors$74,307$79,688
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,021$72,507
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,351$71,947
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusinessbachelors$70,009$69,338
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$68,778$63,005
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,575$72,881
Mathematics and Statistics, OtherMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$67,995$74,576
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,660$63,643

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s 5,344 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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