Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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 549 (10.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
Asian 13%
Hispanic 8%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1,298 57% 66% 13% 2% 10% 5% $110,376 98 +0.42 95 98%
Aerospace Engineering 68 +2 66% 71% 6% 3% 15% 3% $103,319 64 +0.09 91 98% — — — —
Architectural Engineering 24 +1 33% 62% 17% 12% 8% 0% $79,933 2 -1.77 70 100% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 134 +17 25% 72% 14% 1% 9% 2% $99,782 59 +0.09 90 97% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 55 +1 42% 85% 5% 0% 5% 4% $99,542 23 -0.61 89 95% — — — —
Civil Engineering 49 — 53% 73% 10% 6% 8% 0% $95,514 72 +0.45 87 98% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 83 +10 69% 55% 8% 2% 12% 11% $110,198 42 -0.32 95 97% — — — —
Engineering Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,839 40 -0.19 91 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 16 — 25% 62% 12% 0% 19% 0% $82,321 32 -0.42 74 96% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 24 +1 58% 54% 8% 0% 17% 17% $114,834 64 +0.08 96 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 222 — 65% 72% 10% 2% 10% 2% $96,679 40 -0.32 88 98% — — — —
Robotics Engineering 72 +43 75% 54% 18% 0% 8% 14% $118,103 98 +2.38 97 99% — — — —
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $127,708 69 -0.32 98 — — — — —
Computer Science 269 +1 71% 58% 17% 2% 9% 7% $149,678 80 +0.72 100 97% — — — —
Data Science 44 +15 52% 52% 30% 0% 0% 14% $117,266 74 +0.28 97 — — — — —
Game and Interactive Media Design 29 +1 62% 79% 7% 0% 10% 0% $97,997 68 +0.54 89 — — — — —
Information Technology 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $109,716 72 +0.56 95 — — — — —
Interactive Media and Game Development 11 +15 91% 64% 18% 0% 9% 9% $94,651 59 +0.41 86 94% — — — —
Chemistry 11 +2 27% 55% 18% 9% 0% 0% $82,633 91 +1.07 74 — — — — —
Mathematics 16 +10 75% 50% 19% 0% 12% 12% $102,076 83 +0.63 91 95% — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $120,825 76 +0.38 98 100% — — — —
Physics 13 +8 62% 62% 8% 0% 0% 23% $120,659 100 +2.67 98 — — — — —
Biochemistry 34 — 32% 68% 9% 0% 18% 3% $81,493 85 +0.89 73 100% — — — —
Bioinformatics 8 — 38% 75% 12% 0% 0% 0% $83,919 94 +1.11 76 — — — — —
Biology 47 +7 17% 74% 9% 2% 4% 0% $86,814 98 +2.36 79 100% — — — —
Business 14 — 71% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $107,708 92 +1.57 94 — — — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,986 68 +0.15 91 — — — — —
Engineering Management 16 — 69% 56% 19% 6% 12% 6% $108,606 92 +1.61 94 — — — — —
Financial Analytics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $114,540 83 +0.53 96 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 7 — 57% 57% 0% 29% 14% 0% $104,509 77 +0.69 92 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $69,483 93 +1.17 47 96% — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences — — — — — — — — $79,537 96 +2.13 69 — — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 3 — 33% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $74,078 84 +0.95 59 — — — — —
Humanities 4 +1 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,700 93 +1.25 51 — — — — —
International Affairs 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,506 79 +0.46 73 — — — — —
Psychology 4 +1 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $67,498 97 +1.89 42 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 7 +11 29% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $67,570 76 +0.68 42 — — — — —
Technical and Scientific Communication 3 +6 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,468 93 +1.54 81 — — — — —

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%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 57.6% 748 55% 68% 11% 2% 10% 5% $101,280 49 +0.04 90 98% —
Computer Science 27.3% 354 69% 59% 18% 2% 8% 7% $139,593 84 +0.64 99 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.9% 89 25% 72% 9% 1% 9% 1% $84,521 98 +1.69 77 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.5% 45 60% 60% 13% 2% 4% 11% $104,775 89 +1.30 92 96% —
Business & Economics 3.0% 39 67% 64% 8% 8% 13% 8% $107,531 90 +1.36 94 — —
Social Sciences 1.5% 19 32% 79% 0% 5% 16% 0% $72,247 91 +1.18 55 — —
Humanities 0.3% 4 25% 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% $72,929 96 +1.01 56 96% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
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 #419 — —
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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 106 $566K $566K $0
Track & Field (combined) 106 $197K $197K $0
Rowing 48 $305K $305K $0
Baseball 37 $283K $283K $0
Swimming & Diving 37 $257K $257K $0
Wrestling 33 $185K $185K $0
Soccer 30 $196K $196K $0
Basketball 18 $342K $342K $0
Total 337 $2.3M $2.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 83 $171K $171K $0
Rowing 46 $351K $351K $0
Soccer 27 $205K $205K $0
Swimming & Diving 25 $254K $254K $0
Field Hockey 20 $151K $151K $0
Softball 19 $217K $217K $0
Basketball 18 $327K $327K $0
Volleyball 15 $149K $149K $0
Total 212 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 189 $369K $369K $0
Football 106 $566K $566K $0
Rowing 94 $656K $656K $0
Swimming & Diving 62 $511K $511K $0
Soccer 57 $402K $402K $0
Baseball 37 $283K $283K $0
Basketball 36 $669K $669K $0
Wrestling 33 $185K $185K $0
Field Hockey 20 $151K $151K $0
Softball 19 $217K $217K $0
Volleyball 15 $149K $149K $0
Total 549 $5.9M $5.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 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%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 95%
SAT Range 1300 – 1460
SAT Math Range 670 – 750
SAT RW Range 630 – 710