Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Fall 2025, 12,355 first-year students applied to WPI, 7,647 were admitted and 1,300 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 61.9%.

Source: WPI Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025

Source: WPI Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. WPI's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole institute, with no rate by school or major.

Source: WPI Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early decision and early action. The Common Data Set gives one early decision count and one early action count for fall 2025, each covering both rounds.

Early decision and early action, Fall 2025

Source: WPI Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.

40 majors across 5 schools. Every bachelor's degree major in WPI's official 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog, grouped by the school that offers it, with the degree it leads to. Concentrations, minors and graduate programs are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Decision dates are from WPI's deadline table. Its Application Options page gives later ones: late January for Early Action I, late February for Early Action II and late March for Regular Decision. Admitted students enroll by January 15 (Early Decision I), March 15 (Early Decision II) or May 1 (all other plans). Every first-year applicant uses the Common App, and the application fee is $70. January entrance is also offered.

Source: WPI Undergraduate Admissions, Apply to WPI (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early Decision is binding: if you are admitted, you withdraw your applications to other colleges, file no new ones, and enroll at WPI. You sign an Early Decision Agreement when you apply. Every student admitted Early Decision is offered a merit scholarship of at least $25,000 a year, for up to four years. Early Action is not binding.

Source: WPI Undergraduate Admissions, Application Options (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

WPI is test-optional: you choose in the application whether your SAT or ACT scores are considered, and WPI says the choice will not count against you. If you opt in, WPI uses your best superscored SAT or your best ACT composite. You may self-report scores; official scores are needed only if you enroll. Scores are not used for merit scholarships.

Source: WPI Undergraduate Admissions, Test-Optional Admissions (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as considered if submitted for fall 2027 applicants.

Source: WPI Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked WPI's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: WPI Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at WPI, 2026-2027:

For a first-year student living on campus. WPI lists no transportation cost for students on campus. Every student must have health insurance; without it, WPI bills a plan that costs $2,945 for 2026-2027, which is not in this total.

Source: WPI Financial Aid, Cost of Attendance (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from WPI's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to Worcester Polytechnic Institute on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• Simmons UniversityBoston, MA · Private70% admitted$25,265 average net price
• Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · Private72.2% admitted$40,675 average net price
• University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · Private61.7% admitted$41,431 average net price
• Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA · Private45.4% admitted$35,736 average net price
• TU
  Touro UniversityNew York, NY · Private60.8% admitted$29,627 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.