Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
60.2%
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$70
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in WPI during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, WPI received a total of 11,092 applications. These applications included 7,896 male applicants and 3,196 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 11,092 applicants, WPI admitted 6,679 students. Among the admitted students, there were 4,225 males and 2,454 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,410 students chose to enroll at WPI. This means that 1,410 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 803 were male and 607 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, WPI had an overall acceptance rate of 60% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 54% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 77%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. WPI had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 19%, and for female admitted students, it was 25%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for WPI over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Worcester Polytechnic Institute uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, WPI operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
Neither required nor recommended
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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