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Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Worcester makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

215 Undergraduate Degrees
77 Graduate Degrees
$51,379 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
57% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Worcester Polytechnic Institute?

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Contact details for WPI are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Phone: 508-831-5000
Website: www.wpi.edu

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How Do I Get Into WPI?

You can apply to WPI online at: https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/how-to

Admission Requirements for WPI

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WPI?

57% Acceptance Rate
37% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at WPI is 57%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 63% of accepted students are men and 37% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 51%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Can I Afford Worcester Polytechnic Institute?

$51,379 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of WPI is $51,379. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WPI, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $14,559 a year. That adds up to $58,236 over four years for those students.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,051 Full-Time Undergraduates
40% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,224 undergraduate students at WPI, with 5,051 being full-time and 173 being part-time.

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There are also 2,006 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,051 full-time undergraduates at WPI, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 523
Black or African American 138
Hispanic or Latino 438
White 3,228
International Students 322
Other Races/Ethnicities 402

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at WPI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

806 Took All Classes Online
1,535 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,535 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WPI has changed over the last few years.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 199 1 56 4 260
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 16 0 7 0 23
Information Technology 0 3 4 0 7
Computer & IS Security 0 0 2 0 2
TOTAL 215 4 69 4 292

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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