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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Worcester, MA
Population 1,000,000
Website https://www.worcester.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (22%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,521
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 93%
From Region 4%
Athletes 14.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Hispanic 20%
Black 9%
Asian 6%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 36.4% 36.4% 2012 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2013 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2014 Men: 39.3% 39.3% 2015 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2016 Men: 37.8% 37.8% 2017 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2018 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2019 Men: 34.1% 34.1% 2020 Men: 39.3% 39.3% 2021 Men: 40.1% 40.1% 2022 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2023 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2024 Men: 37.6% 37.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2013 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2014 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2015 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2016 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2017 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2018 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2019 Asian: 4.6% 4.6% 2020 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2021 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2024 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2011 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2013 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2014 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2015 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2016 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2017 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2018 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2019 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2021 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2022 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2023 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2011 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2012 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2013 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2014 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2015 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2016 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2017 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2018 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2019 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2020 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2021 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2022 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3% 2023 Hispanic: 15.1% 15.1% 2024 Hispanic: 15.8% 15.8% 2011 White: 83.9% 83.9% 2012 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2013 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2014 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2015 White: 82.3% 82.3% 2016 White: 80.1% 80.1% 2017 White: 78.2% 78.2% 2018 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2019 White: 74.0% 74.0% 2020 White: 68.5% 68.5% 2021 White: 74.7% 74.7% 2022 White: 71.3% 71.3% 2023 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2024 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2011 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 International: 1.5% 1.5%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 5.1% 5.1% 2021 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2022 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2023 Asian: 5.4% 5.4% 2024 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2025 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2020 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2021 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2022 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2023 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2024 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2025 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2020 Hispanic: 13.6% 13.6% 2021 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8% 2022 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2023 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8% 2024 Hispanic: 17.3% 17.3% 2025 Hispanic: 19.5% 19.5% 2020 White: 65.3% 65.3% 2021 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2022 White: 65.3% 65.3% 2023 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2024 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2025 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2020 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 International: 2.2% 2.2%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 447 43% / 57% 2% $56,336 67 96%
Computer Science 41 +1 85% / 15% 2% $75,543 89 100%
Chemistry 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $66,657 82 95%
Mathematics 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $53,974 63 95%
Biology 43 +2 28% / 72% 2% $64,723 80 94%
Biotechnology 16 — 56% / 44% 6% $83,379 94 96%
Environmental Science 15 — 60% / 40% 0% $52,732 60 —
Economics 9 +3 78% / 22% 11% $57,999 71 93%
Communication — — — — $51,176 56 94%
English 20 +2 40% / 60% 5% $41,234 28 96%
General Education 25 +2 28% / 72% 0% — — —
General Studies — — — — $52,169 59 100%
Geography 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $38,319 20 100%
History 22 — 73% / 27% 0% $46,581 44 97%
Language Interpretation and Translation 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Mass Communication 32 +3 62% / 38% 0% $51,176 56 94%
Political Science 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $54,029 63 —
Psychology 96 +24 16% / 84% 0% $50,039 53 96%
Sociology 20 +3 25% / 75% 5% $52,002 58 96%
Spanish 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $52,046 58 —
Art 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Art 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $37,189 17 89%
Theater 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Urban Studies 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $45,164 40 100%
Criminal Justice 67 +7 48% / 52% 4% — — —
Criminal Justice — — — — $63,374 78 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 154 67% / 33% 3% $65,025 80 94%
Business Administration 154 +4 67% / 33% 3% $65,025 80 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 62 11% / 89% 0% $43,099 33 98%
Early Childhood Education 25 — 4% / 96% 0% $42,876 32 98%
Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $46,340 43 —
Elementary Education 33 — 15% / 85% 0% $42,876 32 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Sciences 126 14% / 86% 1% $78,532 91 99%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $58,659 72 93%
Community Health — — — — $52,531 59 96%
Health Sciences 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,298 57 96%
Nursing 46 — 9% / 91% 2% $85,663 95 100%
Nursing (RN to BSN) — — — — $85,663 95 100%
Occupational Therapy 14 — 0% / 100% 0% $73,715 88 100%
Public Health 54 +1 19% / 81% 0% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,382
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,007
Est. In-State Cost $16,017
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,587
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 46.9% 46.9% 2012 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0% 2013 Graduated: 48.8% 48.8% 2014 Graduated: 53.1% 53.1% 2015 Graduated: 50.9% 50.9% 2016 Graduated: 55.8% 55.8% 2017 Graduated: 55.4% 55.4% 2018 Graduated: 56.8% 56.8% 2019 Graduated: 57.6% 57.6% 2020 Graduated: 58.6% 58.6% 2021 Graduated: 60.9% 60.9% 2022 Graduated: 58.8% 58.8% 2023 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5% 2024 Graduated: 61.5% 61.5%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2012 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2013 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2014 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2015 Men: 37.6% 37.6% 2016 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2017 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2018 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2019 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2020 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2021 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2022 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2023 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2024 Men: 54.7% 54.7% 2011 Women: 53.0% 53.0% 2012 Women: 54.5% 54.5% 2013 Women: 57.3% 57.3% 2014 Women: 58.4% 58.4% 2015 Women: 58.5% 58.5% 2016 Women: 62.1% 62.1% 2017 Women: 59.2% 59.2% 2018 Women: 61.6% 61.6% 2019 Women: 62.1% 62.1% 2020 Women: 62.3% 62.3% 2021 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2022 Women: 63.5% 63.5% 2023 Women: 61.5% 61.5% 2024 Women: 65.4% 65.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 27.8% 27.8% 2012 Asian: 29.4% 29.4% 2013 Asian: 42.9% 42.9% 2014 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Asian: 43.5% 43.5% 2017 Asian: 57.9% 57.9% 2018 Asian: 48.0% 48.0% 2019 Asian: 77.1% 77.1% 2020 Asian: 60.6% 60.6% 2021 Asian: 63.6% 63.6% 2022 Asian: 85.7% 85.7% 2023 Asian: 49.1% 49.1% 2024 Asian: 56.5% 56.5% 2011 Black: 44.4% 44.4% 2012 Black: 52.6% 52.6% 2013 Black: 63.2% 63.2% 2014 Black: 52.6% 52.6% 2015 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2016 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2017 Black: 58.3% 58.3% 2018 Black: 47.2% 47.2% 2019 Black: 59.3% 59.3% 2020 Black: 48.9% 48.9% 2021 Black: 51.2% 51.2% 2022 Black: 56.2% 56.2% 2023 Black: 27.1% 27.1% 2024 Black: 54.1% 54.1% 2011 Hispanic: 31.4% 31.4% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2014 Hispanic: 39.6% 39.6% 2015 Hispanic: 44.7% 44.7% 2016 Hispanic: 41.5% 41.5% 2017 Hispanic: 44.6% 44.6% 2018 Hispanic: 40.7% 40.7% 2019 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2020 Hispanic: 45.7% 45.7% 2021 Hispanic: 51.4% 51.4% 2022 Hispanic: 47.9% 47.9% 2023 Hispanic: 49.3% 49.3% 2024 Hispanic: 42.4% 42.4% 2011 White: 49.4% 49.4% 2012 White: 52.2% 52.2% 2013 White: 51.2% 51.2% 2014 White: 55.8% 55.8% 2015 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2016 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2017 White: 57.8% 57.8% 2018 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2019 White: 58.5% 58.5% 2020 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2021 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2022 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2023 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2024 White: 67.6% 67.6%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 28.9% 228 33% / 67% 1% $49,139 51 96%
Business & Economics 20.7% 163 67% / 33% 3% $64,637 80 94%
Health Sciences 16.0% 126 14% / 86% 1% $78,532 91 99%
Professional 8.5% 67 48% / 52% 4% — — —
Education 7.9% 62 11% / 89% 0% $43,099 33 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.5% 59 36% / 64% 3% $69,782 85 95%
Computer Science 5.2% 41 85% / 15% 2% $75,543 89 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.9% 15 60% / 40% 0% $52,732 60 —
Arts 1.8% 14 36% / 64% 0% $41,974 30 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 14 50% / 50% 0% $60,316 74 95%

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 65.4% 65.4% 2012 Acceptance: 68.1% 68.1% 2013 Acceptance: 60.6% 60.6% 2014 Acceptance: 61.3% 61.3% 2015 Acceptance: 68.6% 68.6% 2016 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6% 2017 Acceptance: 76.3% 76.3% 2018 Acceptance: 77.8% 77.8% 2019 Acceptance: 65.9% 65.9% 2020 Acceptance: 81.0% 81.0% 2021 Acceptance: 89.3% 89.3% 2022 Acceptance: 87.7% 87.7% 2023 Acceptance: 89.9% 89.9% 2024 Acceptance: 88.0% 88.0% 2011 Yield: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Yield: 33.5% 33.5% 2013 Yield: 31.0% 31.0% 2014 Yield: 31.1% 31.1% 2015 Yield: 32.1% 32.1% 2016 Yield: 28.9% 28.9% 2017 Yield: 31.8% 31.8% 2018 Yield: 28.1% 28.1% 2019 Yield: 28.2% 28.2% 2020 Yield: 24.6% 24.6% 2021 Yield: 24.6% 24.6% 2022 Yield: 19.3% 19.3% 2023 Yield: 21.3% 21.3% 2024 Yield: 16.7% 16.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 3,649 3,649 2012 Applicants: 3,434 3,434 2013 Applicants: 4,149 4,149 2014 Applicants: 4,158 4,158 2015 Applicants: 3,703 3,703 2016 Applicants: 3,876 3,876 2017 Applicants: 3,747 3,747 2018 Applicants: 4,076 4,076 2019 Applicants: 4,773 4,773 2020 Applicants: 4,044 4,044 2021 Applicants: 3,446 3,446 2022 Applicants: 4,718 4,718 2023 Applicants: 4,745 4,745 2024 Applicants: 5,156 5,156 2011 Admitted: 2,387 2,387 2012 Admitted: 2,340 2,340 2013 Admitted: 2,515 2,515 2014 Admitted: 2,549 2,549 2015 Admitted: 2,539 2,539 2016 Admitted: 2,735 2,735 2017 Admitted: 2,860 2,860 2018 Admitted: 3,173 3,173 2019 Admitted: 3,145 3,145 2020 Admitted: 3,277 3,277 2021 Admitted: 3,078 3,078 2022 Admitted: 4,136 4,136 2023 Admitted: 4,264 4,264 2024 Admitted: 4,537 4,537 2011 Enrolled: 796 796 2012 Enrolled: 784 784 2013 Enrolled: 780 780 2014 Enrolled: 794 794 2015 Enrolled: 814 814 2016 Enrolled: 791 791 2017 Enrolled: 910 910 2018 Enrolled: 891 891 2019 Enrolled: 886 886 2020 Enrolled: 807 807 2021 Enrolled: 756 756 2022 Enrolled: 799 799 2023 Enrolled: 909 909 2024 Enrolled: 756 756

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 920 920 2012 25th: 900 900 2013 25th: 920 920 2014 25th: 890 890 2015 25th: 925 925 2016 25th: 910 910 2020 25th: 1000 1000 2021 25th: 1030 1030 2022 25th: 1015 1015 2023 25th: 1008 1008 2024 25th: 1026 1026 2011 75th: 1100 1100 2012 75th: 1090 1090 2013 75th: 1110 1110 2014 75th: 1100 1100 2015 75th: 1110 1110 2016 75th: 1110 1110 2020 75th: 1190 1190 2021 75th: 1193 1193 2022 75th: 1220 1220 2023 75th: 1280 1280 2024 75th: 1283 1283

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 470 470 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 460 460 2020 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 515 515 2023 25th: 503 503 2024 25th: 493 493 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 593 593 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 645 645 2024 75th: 618 618

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 455 455 2016 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 505 505 2024 25th: 533 533 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 600 600 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 635 635 2024 75th: 665 665

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2014 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2020 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0% 2021 Submitted: 13.0% 13.0% 2022 Submitted: 10.0% 10.0% 2023 Submitted: 9.0% 9.0% 2024 Submitted: 7.0% 7.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.