unitid 168421 · Worcester, MA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- enrollment 2023
- 7,907
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
60%
29th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
5,447
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
12%
undergrads on Pell grants
6th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
90%
finish within 150% time
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$78,679
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$43,071
after aid, aided students
97th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$103,470
after entry, Title IV students
98th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $24,018 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $114,021
- First-generation students
- 13%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $60,965
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 222 | $148,489 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 211 | $100,164 | $27,000 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 159 | — | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 121 | $102,711 | $27,000 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 116 | — | $27,000 |
| Computer Science. | 86 | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 77 | $105,931 | $26,977 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 74 | $145,851 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 68 | $111,218 | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | 59 | $98,303 | $27,000 |
| Data Science. | 52 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering. | 51 | $100,777 | $27,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.