Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Population
1,000,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation
231 (22%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
5,372
Men / Women
67% / 33%
From State
48%
From Region
26%
Athletes
12.5%
Racial/Ethnic
White
65%
Asian
13%
Hispanic
8%
International
6%
Mixed
4%
Black
3%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 69.7% 69.7%
2012 Men: 67.3% 67.3%
2013 Men: 66.8% 66.8%
2014 Men: 67.3% 67.3%
2015 Men: 66.6% 66.6%
2016 Men: 65.5% 65.5%
2017 Men: 56.7% 56.7%
2018 Men: 58.2% 58.2%
2019 Men: 60.0% 60.0%
2020 Men: 64.8% 64.8%
2021 Men: 57.0% 57.0%
2022 Men: 68.8% 68.8%
2023 Men: 70.4% 70.4%
2024 Men: 72.9% 72.9%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2011 Asian: 6.3% 6.3%
2012 Asian: 5.3% 5.3%
2013 Asian: 7.1% 7.1%
2014 Asian: 6.5% 6.5%
2015 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2016 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2017 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2018 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2019 Asian: 5.5% 5.5%
2020 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2021 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2022 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2024 Asian: 8.3% 8.3%
2011 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2012 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2013 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2014 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2015 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2016 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2017 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2018 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2019 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2020 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2021 Black: 2.9% 2.9%
2022 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2023 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2024 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2011 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2012 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2013 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2014 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2015 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2016 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2017 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2018 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6%
2019 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3%
2020 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2021 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5%
2022 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2023 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9%
2024 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2011 White: 79.8% 79.8%
2012 White: 78.1% 78.1%
2013 White: 78.1% 78.1%
2014 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2015 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2016 White: 71.6% 71.6%
2017 White: 64.3% 64.3%
2018 White: 68.2% 68.2%
2019 White: 57.3% 57.3%
2020 White: 65.1% 65.1%
2021 White: 65.9% 65.9%
2022 White: 63.8% 63.8%
2023 White: 62.0% 62.0%
2024 White: 61.9% 61.9%
2011 International: 6.8% 6.8%
2012 International: 9.3% 9.3%
2013 International: 7.0% 7.0%
2014 International: 10.7% 10.7%
2015 International: 9.4% 9.4%
2016 International: 11.2% 11.2%
2017 International: 13.8% 13.8%
2018 International: 13.0% 13.0%
2019 International: 12.4% 12.4%
2020 International: 13.7% 13.7%
2021 International: 10.6% 10.6%
2022 International: 9.0% 9.0%
2023 International: 10.5% 10.5%
2024 International: 6.7% 6.7%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Asian: 6.5% 6.5%
2021 Asian: 7.8% 7.8%
2022 Asian: 10.3% 10.3%
2023 Asian: 12.0% 12.0%
2024 Asian: 12.8% 12.8%
2025 Asian: 12.7% 12.7%
2020 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2021 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2022 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2023 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2024 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2025 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2020 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2021 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2022 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2023 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2024 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3%
2025 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3%
2020 White: 62.7% 62.7%
2021 White: 63.8% 63.8%
2022 White: 64.3% 64.3%
2023 White: 64.6% 64.6%
2024 White: 64.8% 64.8%
2025 White: 64.5% 64.5%
2020 International: 8.7% 8.7%
2021 International: 7.6% 7.6%
2022 International: 6.5% 6.5%
2023 International: 6.9% 6.9%
2024 International: 6.6% 6.6%
2025 International: 6.4% 6.4%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1,298
57% / 43%
5%
$104,517
95
97%
Aerospace Engineering
68 +2
66% / 34%
3%
$94,205
90
91%
Architectural Engineering
24 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$79,932
78
100%
Biomedical Engineering
134 +17
25% / 75%
2%
$98,429
93
96%
Chemical Engineering
55 +1
42% / 58%
4%
$96,575
92
94%
Civil Engineering
49 —
53% / 47%
0%
$93,908
90
96%
Electrical Engineering
83 +10
69% / 31%
11%
$101,515
94
98%
Engineering Physics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$103,367
95
—
Environmental Engineering
16 —
25% / 75%
0%
$73,929
69
100%
Industrial Engineering
24 +1
58% / 42%
17%
$95,374
91
100%
Mechanical Engineering
222 —
65% / 35%
2%
$95,988
91
98%
Robotics Engineering
72 +43
75% / 25%
14%
$104,342
95
100%
Artificial Intelligence
— —
—
—
$104,968
96
—
Computer Science
269 +1
71% / 29%
7%
$142,090
100
96%
Data Science
44 +15
52% / 48%
14%
$115,795
98
—
Game and Interactive Media Design
29 +1
62% / 38%
0%
$84,845
83
—
Information Technology
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Interactive Media and Game Development
11 +15
91% / 9%
9%
$89,491
87
100%
Chemistry
11 +2
27% / 73%
0%
$71,686
65
—
Mathematics
16 +10
75% / 25%
12%
$98,236
93
—
Mathematics and Statistics
5 —
80% / 20%
0%
$100,778
94
—
Physics
13 +8
62% / 38%
23%
$83,652
82
—
Biochemistry
34 —
32% / 68%
3%
$81,492
80
100%
Bioinformatics
8 —
38% / 62%
0%
$81,145
80
—
Biology
47 +7
17% / 83%
0%
$79,260
77
95%
Business
14 —
71% / 29%
14%
$91,874
89
—
Economics
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$98,624
93
—
Engineering Management
16 —
69% / 31%
6%
$93,354
90
—
Financial Analytics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Management Information Systems
7 —
57% / 43%
0%
$100,669
94
—
Humanities
4 +1
25% / 75%
0%
$68,151
57
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$69,482
60
96%
International Affairs
1 +2
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Liberal Arts and Sciences
— —
—
—
$69,059
59
—
Psychology
4 +1
25% / 75%
0%
$68,346
57
—
Science, Technology and Society
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$73,388
68
—
Sustainability Studies
7 +11
29% / 71%
0%
$72,634
67
—
Technical and Scientific Communication
3 +6
67% / 33%
0%
—
—
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$66,463
ROI Percentile
95th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
94%
4-Year Graduation Rate
84%
6-Year Graduation Rate
90%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 76.3% 76.3%
2012 Graduated: 83.5% 83.5%
2013 Graduated: 81.2% 81.2%
2014 Graduated: 85.1% 85.1%
2015 Graduated: 84.9% 84.9%
2016 Graduated: 86.2% 86.2%
2017 Graduated: 88.6% 88.6%
2018 Graduated: 87.4% 87.4%
2019 Graduated: 89.2% 89.2%
2020 Graduated: 89.0% 89.0%
2021 Graduated: 87.2% 87.2%
2022 Graduated: 88.9% 88.9%
2023 Graduated: 88.4% 88.4%
2024 Graduated: 89.7% 89.7%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 72.0% 72.0%
2012 Men: 81.3% 81.3%
2013 Men: 79.1% 79.1%
2014 Men: 82.7% 82.7%
2015 Men: 82.3% 82.3%
2016 Men: 83.7% 83.7%
2017 Men: 87.4% 87.4%
2018 Men: 84.3% 84.3%
2019 Men: 87.8% 87.8%
2020 Men: 87.3% 87.3%
2021 Men: 86.1% 86.1%
2022 Men: 88.0% 88.0%
2023 Men: 85.9% 85.9%
2024 Men: 87.4% 87.4%
2011 Women: 91.0% 91.0%
2012 Women: 89.9% 89.9%
2013 Women: 87.5% 87.5%
2014 Women: 90.9% 90.9%
2015 Women: 90.5% 90.5%
2016 Women: 91.1% 91.1%
2017 Women: 91.5% 91.5%
2018 Women: 93.9% 93.9%
2019 Women: 92.1% 92.1%
2020 Women: 92.5% 92.5%
2021 Women: 89.3% 89.3%
2022 Women: 90.7% 90.7%
2023 Women: 91.8% 91.8%
2024 Women: 92.9% 92.9%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 76.1% 76.1%
2012 Asian: 90.2% 90.2%
2013 Asian: 80.7% 80.7%
2014 Asian: 86.4% 86.4%
2015 Asian: 84.0% 84.0%
2016 Asian: 82.1% 82.1%
2017 Asian: 91.8% 91.8%
2018 Asian: 90.9% 90.9%
2019 Asian: 90.2% 90.2%
2020 Asian: 85.4% 85.4%
2021 Asian: 90.9% 90.9%
2022 Asian: 85.2% 85.2%
2023 Asian: 95.0% 95.0%
2024 Asian: 92.5% 92.5%
2011 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2012 Black: 80.0% 80.0%
2013 Black: 70.0% 70.0%
2014 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2015 Black: 79.3% 79.3%
2016 Black: 70.0% 70.0%
2017 Black: 76.0% 76.0%
2018 Black: 90.0% 90.0%
2019 Black: 77.3% 77.3%
2020 Black: 80.8% 80.8%
2021 Black: 68.8% 68.8%
2022 Black: 77.8% 77.8%
2023 Black: 74.3% 74.3%
2024 Black: 78.0% 78.0%
2011 Hispanic: 65.4% 65.4%
2012 Hispanic: 85.7% 85.7%
2013 Hispanic: 81.2% 81.2%
2014 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2015 Hispanic: 82.1% 82.1%
2016 Hispanic: 77.0% 77.0%
2017 Hispanic: 80.3% 80.3%
2018 Hispanic: 79.4% 79.4%
2019 Hispanic: 89.2% 89.2%
2020 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9%
2021 Hispanic: 86.5% 86.5%
2022 Hispanic: 89.3% 89.3%
2023 Hispanic: 84.7% 84.7%
2024 Hispanic: 84.8% 84.8%
2011 White: 76.8% 76.8%
2012 White: 82.7% 82.7%
2013 White: 82.0% 82.0%
2014 White: 85.4% 85.4%
2015 White: 85.0% 85.0%
2016 White: 87.1% 87.1%
2017 White: 90.4% 90.4%
2018 White: 87.9% 87.9%
2019 White: 90.6% 90.6%
2020 White: 90.7% 90.7%
2021 White: 87.9% 87.9%
2022 White: 90.2% 90.2%
2023 White: 89.2% 89.2%
2024 White: 90.9% 90.9%
2011 International: 76.0% 76.0%
2012 International: 90.3% 90.3%
2013 International: 82.1% 82.1%
2014 International: 88.7% 88.7%
2015 International: 86.0% 86.0%
2016 International: 91.2% 91.2%
2017 International: 87.1% 87.1%
2018 International: 91.9% 91.9%
2019 International: 86.9% 86.9%
2020 International: 93.1% 93.1%
2021 International: 89.7% 89.7%
2022 International: 87.1% 87.1%
2023 International: 87.3% 87.3%
2024 International: 88.2% 88.2%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Engineering
57.6%
748
55% / 45%
5%
$96,591
92
97%
Computer Science
27.3%
354
69% / 31%
7%
$132,471
99
96%
Life & Natural Sciences
6.9%
89
25% / 75%
1%
$80,282
79
97%
Physical Sciences & Math
3.5%
45
60% / 40%
11%
$87,815
86
—
Business & Economics
3.0%
39
67% / 33%
8%
$94,295
90
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
1.8%
23
30% / 70%
0%
$70,741
63
96%
Research
R1
⇅
Engineering
$40.7M
#112
57%
$3.3M
34
#99
301
11
Computer Science
$11.6M
#78
72%
$0.1M
13
#78
108
1
Physical Sciences & Math
$9.3M
#182
60%
$0.1M
9
#173
59
13
Life & Natural Sciences
$4.5M
#201
32%
$0.2M
4
#185
40
5
Humanities & Social Sciences
$2.0M
#254
31%
$0
—
—
1
2
Business & Economics
$1.8M
#169
41%
$0
6
#168
—
—
Education
$0.7M
#259
33%
$0
1
#421
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0
#441
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$70.5M
#178
57%
$3.7M
67
#227
509
32
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
62%
Yield (Unbound)
13%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 5
Regular Decision
Feb 1
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
65%
65%
39%
Early Decision
83%
83%
49%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 56.7% 56.7%
2012 Acceptance: 52.6% 52.6%
2013 Acceptance: 51.6% 51.6%
2014 Acceptance: 43.8% 43.8%
2015 Acceptance: 48.5% 48.5%
2016 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4%
2017 Acceptance: 48.5% 48.5%
2018 Acceptance: 41.6% 41.6%
2019 Acceptance: 49.4% 49.4%
2020 Acceptance: 59.0% 59.0%
2021 Acceptance: 60.2% 60.2%
2022 Acceptance: 57.5% 57.5%
2023 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5%
2024 Acceptance: 60.2% 60.2%
2011 Yield: 25.1% 25.1%
2012 Yield: 23.9% 23.9%
2013 Yield: 24.9% 24.9%
2014 Yield: 23.6% 23.6%
2015 Yield: 22.1% 22.1%
2016 Yield: 22.1% 22.1%
2017 Yield: 22.4% 22.4%
2018 Yield: 29.0% 29.0%
2019 Yield: 22.8% 22.8%
2020 Yield: 19.4% 19.4%
2021 Yield: 21.1% 21.1%
2022 Yield: 20.3% 20.3%
2023 Yield: 19.7% 19.7%
2024 Yield: 18.1% 18.1%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 7,049 7,049
2012 Applicants: 7,585 7,585
2013 Applicants: 8,578 8,578
2014 Applicants: 10,233 10,233
2015 Applicants: 10,172 10,172
2016 Applicants: 10,468 10,468
2017 Applicants: 10,331 10,331
2018 Applicants: 10,584 10,584
2019 Applicants: 10,645 10,645
2020 Applicants: 11,269 11,269
2021 Applicants: 11,092 11,092
2022 Applicants: 11,599 11,599
2023 Applicants: 11,809 11,809
2024 Applicants: 12,559 12,559
2011 Admitted: 3,998 3,998
2012 Admitted: 3,986 3,986
2013 Admitted: 4,425 4,425
2014 Admitted: 4,480 4,480
2015 Admitted: 4,938 4,938
2016 Admitted: 5,071 5,071
2017 Admitted: 5,009 5,009
2018 Admitted: 4,402 4,402
2019 Admitted: 5,255 5,255
2020 Admitted: 6,654 6,654
2021 Admitted: 6,679 6,679
2022 Admitted: 6,667 6,667
2023 Admitted: 6,908 6,908
2024 Admitted: 7,555 7,555
2011 Enrolled: 1,005 1,005
2012 Enrolled: 951 951
2013 Enrolled: 1,103 1,103
2014 Enrolled: 1,056 1,056
2015 Enrolled: 1,093 1,093
2016 Enrolled: 1,120 1,120
2017 Enrolled: 1,124 1,124
2018 Enrolled: 1,276 1,276
2019 Enrolled: 1,199 1,199
2020 Enrolled: 1,294 1,294
2021 Enrolled: 1,410 1,410
2022 Enrolled: 1,354 1,354
2023 Enrolled: 1,360 1,360
2024 Enrolled: 1,366 1,366
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
95%
SAT Range
1300
–
1460
SAT Math Range
670
–
750
SAT RW Range
630
–
710
Published SAT Distribution
