Worcester, MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
https://www.wpi.eduRepayment outcome
96.2%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$53,500–$96,600
middle 50% · median $77,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$35,483
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$27,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$55,866
Default rate
3.7%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Business$119,061
- Computer Science$95,207
- Engineering$71,947
- Math & Statistics$63,005
- Interdisciplinary$57,318
- Biology$40,281
Academics
Acceptance
51.6%
Avg SAT
1,046.5
Enrollment
4,012
What students study
7 fields offered
Engineering
66% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Biology8.7%
- 03Computer Science6.8%
- 04Business6.0%
- 05Math & Statistics4.0%
- 06Interdisciplinary3.6%
- 07Physical Sciences3.3%