50-50 Profile: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute-Private

Worcester, Massachusetts
6,573 (4,299 undergraduates)
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2015-16 Accepted: 49%
4 Year Graduation Rate: 76%
5 Year Graduation Rate: 83%
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FINANCES

2015-16 Total Expenses: $62,930
Average Net Price 14-15: $39,011
Freshman Non-Federal Loans: 11%
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75th PERCENTILE TEST SCORES

SAT RW: 710
SAT Math: 750
ACT: 32
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Common Data Set

Percent Freshman not in top quarter of class: 8%
Percent Freshman with GPA <3.50: 9.5%
Percent of Freshman Need Met: 80%
Percent of Non-Need Freshman Receiving Awards: 29.9%
Average Freshman Non-Need Award: $13,832

Class Schedule: Yes
Shows Class Capacity: No
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Athletics

NCAA D3, New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference

Reasons to consider Worcester Polytechnic Institute:

BS/MBA Option
Great Problems Seminars
Interactive Qualifying Project
Major Qualifying Project
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Humanities Project Opportunities in Germany, London, and Morocco
Fuel Cell Center
Bioengineering Institute
Systems Engineering and Leadership Institute
Center for Holographic Studies and Laser micro-mechaTronics
Center for Industrial Mathematics & Statistics