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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Women's WCLA Contact: Kiersten Hoglund
Profile
Size
6 / 10
4,668 Undergrads / 6,874 Students
Cost
10 / 10
$42,393 Net Price
Selectivity
8 / 10
49% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    WCLA Div. 2

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    City: Medium

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
13 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
96%
Overall Graduation Rate
89%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
82% / 89%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Team Road Trips

Road games are played in Rhode Island and Connecticut.

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Location
100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA, 01609 See Directions
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Where Grads Live
  • Greater Boston Area
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Hartford Connecticut Area
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Providence Rhode Island Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Greater Philadelphia Area
  • Springfield Massachusetts Area
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Greater Seattle Area
  • New London/Norwich Connecticut Area
  • Greater Atlanta Area
  • Portland Maine Area
  • Greater Denver Area
  • Houston Texas Area
Where Grads Work
  • EMC
  • Raytheon
  • BAE Systems
  • IBM
  • Pratt & Whitney
  • Oracle
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Intel Corporation
  • National Grid
  • Cisco
  • Bose Corporation
  • Microsoft
  • Electric Boat
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Boston Scientific
What Grads Do
  • Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Operations
  • Research
  • Program and Project Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Sales
  • Consulting
  • Education
  • Quality Assurance
  • Support
  • Finance
  • Product Management
  • Business Development
  • Marketing
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
570 - 680
Math
630 - 720
Total
1270 - 1440
ACT
Composite
28 - 32

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported. Historical writing ranges: 570 - 660 for SAT

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 10,645 7,718 2,927
% Admitted 49% 44% 63%
% Admits That Enroll 23% 21% 26%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.84
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
  • Admission Considerations
     
    Required
    Recommended Rec.
    High School GPA
    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
    College Prep Classes
    Recommendations
    Demonstrate Competencies
    Admission Test Scores
    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
    Admissions office
    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Engineering (70%)
    Mechanical Engineering (23%)
    Computer & Information Sciences (16%)
    Computer Science (15%)
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (8%)
    Chemical Engineering (7%)
    Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (7%)
    Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering (7%)
    Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering (5%)
    Civil Engineering, General (5%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (5%)
    Industrial Engineering (3%)
    Business (2%)
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General (2%)
    Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (2%)
    Mathematics & Statistics (2%)
    Physical Sciences (1%)
    Athlete graduation rate
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $42,393

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
     
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$52,320
    Books & Supplies$1,000
    Cost of Living$15,302
    Personal Expenses$1,200
     
    Sticker Price$69,822

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    99% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship99%$24,774
    Federal Grants12%$6,394
    Pell Grants12%$4,464
    Other Federal8%$3,083
    State & Local Grants7%$1,141
    Institutional Grants99%$24,005
     
    Student Loans60%$12,837
    Federal Loans59%$5,335
    Other Loans36%$12,729

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $520 Million $75,594

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $27,000.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $27,000 $287

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 1.0%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 1,641 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $84,900

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 4.09 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 82% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 4 4
    Fondling - -
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery - -
    Aggravated Assault - -
    Burglary 1 1
    Motor Vehicle Theft 1 1
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationDoctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity
    Undergrad InstructionProfessions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionResearch Doctoral: STEM-dominant
    Enrollment ProfileHigh undergraduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, medium, primarily residential

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