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Acceptance Rate 60.16%
Yield 18.08%
Applicants 12,559
Admitted 7,555
Enrolled 1,366

WPI Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 60.16% at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Total 12,559 students applied and 7,555 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://www.wpi.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/how-to
Acceptance Rate60.16%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 60.16%. A total of 12,559 students (8,795 men and 3,752 women) have applied to and 7,555 (5,105 men and 2,439 women) students admitted to Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Among them, 996 male and 370 female students have enrolled into WPI and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.08%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at WPI
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,5598,7953,75200
Admitted7,5555,1052,43900
Enrolled1,36699637000
Acceptance Rate 60.16% 58.04% 65.01% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.08% 19.51% 15.17% - -
[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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