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Acceptance Rate 87.66%
Yield 19.32%
SAT Score 1,125
ACT Score 26
Applicants 4,718

Worcester State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 87.66% at Worcester State University. Total 4,718 students applied and 4,136 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,125 and the average ACT score is 26.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Worcester State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.worcester.edu/admissions-aid/
Online Applicationhttps://www.applyweb.com/worcest/index.ftl
Acceptance Rate87.66%
Average Test Scores1,125 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 87.66%. A total of 4,718 students (1,811 men and 2,849 women) have applied to and 4,136 (1,568 men and 2,518 women) students admitted to Worcester State University.
Among them, 319 male and 468 female students have enrolled into Worcester State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.32%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Worcester State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,7181,8112,849580
Admitted4,1361,5682,518500
Enrolled799319468120
Acceptance Rate 87.66% 86.58% 88.38% 86.21% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.32% 20.34% 18.59% 24.00% -
[Chart] Worcester State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Worcester State, 68 applicants (9% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 6 applicants (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,125 at Worcester State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,220 and 25th percentile score is 1,015.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 22.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Worcester State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Worcester State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Worcester State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total101511251220
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500565610
Math515560610
ACT Composite222629
Math202326
English222528
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Worcester State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Worcester State
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 Worcester State

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