Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts · Also known as WPI · Website
$103,470
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$103,470
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Worcester, Massachusetts with 5,447 undergraduates and 2,026 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $43,071 a year (tuition and fees $60,965). It admits 60% of applicants and 90% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $103,470 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$43,071
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$60,965
US median $11,837
Admission rate
60%
US median 78%
Completion rate
90%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$103,470
Rank 37 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $43,071
- Tuition and fees
- $60,965
- Cost of attendance
- $78,679
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $24,018
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,452
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $32,350
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $37,753
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $49,716
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $45,590 in 2015-16 to $60,965 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 60%
- Undergraduates
- 5,447
- Graduate students
- 2,026
- Part-time students
- 2.1%
- Women
- 33%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 90%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 123
- Endowment
- $682.7M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 37 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $43,071 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $60,965 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 60% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 90% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $85,038 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $103,470 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 92% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 93% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
123 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 222 | $27,000 | $93,888 | $134,208 | $107,009 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 211 | $27,000 | $78,182 | $97,308 | $92,135 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 159 | Withheld | $90,263 | $125,641 | $140,634 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $27,000 | $78,283 | $92,806 | $93,451 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 116 | $27,000 | $85,340 | $111,103 | $101,649 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 86 | Withheld | $112,316 | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $26,887 | $89,897 | $109,386 | $100,647 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 74 | Withheld | $125,917 | $139,976 | $133,654 |
| Mechanical EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 68 | Withheld | $107,230 | $117,441 | $115,974 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $27,000 | $75,218 | $105,171 | $98,207 |
| Data ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 52 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $27,000 | $78,767 | $100,199 | $98,158 |
| Data ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $125,988 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $27,000 | $76,419 | $93,417 | $86,517 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $26,950 | $51,711 | $75,018 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | $147,168 | $154,407 | $103,485 |
| Architectural EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $27,000 | Withheld | $85,112 | $89,406 |
| Systems EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | $127,141 | $143,717 | $144,565 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $19,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Chemical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,468 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | $96,937 | $107,344 | $122,434 |
| Industrial EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $26,254 | $77,994 | $101,554 | $98,442 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Worcester and Massachusetts on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Worcester Polytechnic Institute cost?
$43,071 a year is the average net price at Worcester Polytechnic Institute after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $60,965, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $78,679. Families earning under $30,000 pay $24,018 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
60% of applicants are admitted to Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduates earn?
$103,470 a year is the median pay of former Worcester Polytechnic Institute students who work, 10 years after they started ($85,038 after 6 years). That ranks 37 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $147,168.
How much student debt do Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
90% of first-time, full-time students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
Computer Science (222 bachelor's graduates), Mechanical Engineering (211 bachelor's graduates), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering (159 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 123 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.