Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • Details

    • Name: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    • Location: Worcester, MA 01609-2280
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: New England Commission on Higher Education
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 58.5%
    • Average SAT Scores No data
    • Four Year Completion Rate 82.65% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 88.43% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 87.92% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    82.7%
    6 Year
    88.4%
    8 Year
    87.9%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $75,678 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $59,070 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $59,070 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $26,978 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $27,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $12,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $23,870 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $22,286 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $29,195 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $37,713 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $51,567 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $85,038 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $86,056 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $100,553 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $91,679 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $103,470 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data $50,000 $86,601
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $59,196
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architectural Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $72,720
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $77,253
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $57,292
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,835
Engineering, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $74,206 No data $43,799
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $40,347 $57,498
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $74,310
Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data $71,732
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Software and Media Applications Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,930
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $88,185 No data $72,303
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,056
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $63,610 $68,074
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,408
Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Systems Science and Theory Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data $63,868
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data