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Acceptance Rate 57.48%
Yield 20.31%
Applicants 11,599
Admitted 6,667
Enrolled 1,354

WPI Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 57.48% at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Total 11,599 students applied and 6,667 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to WPI.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://www.wpi.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/how-to
Acceptance Rate57.48%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 57.48%. A total of 11,599 students (8,247 men and 3,352 women) have applied to and 6,667 (4,180 men and 2,487 women) students admitted to Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Among them, 931 male and 423 female students have enrolled into WPI and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.31%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at WPI
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants11,5998,2473,35200
Admitted6,6674,1802,48700
Enrolled1,35493142300
Acceptance Rate 57.48% 50.69% 74.19% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.31% 22.27% 17.01% - -
[Chart] Worcester Polytechnic Institute Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for WPI
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at WPI

The calendar system at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is Semester. Worcester Polytechnic Institute accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Worcester Polytechnic Institute accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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