Worcester Polytechnic Institute Computer Science Programs
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.
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Where Is Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
Contact details for WPI are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280 |
Phone: | 508-831-5000 |
Website: | www.wpi.edu |
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? |
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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?
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?
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
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.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at WPI has changed over the last few years.
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 |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Runningonbrains under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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