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Acceptance Rate 87.99%
Yield 16.66%
SAT Score 1,150
Applicants 5,156
Admitted 4,537

Worcester State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 87.99% at Worcester State University. Total 5,156 students applied and 4,537 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,150.
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 Rate87.99%
Average Test Scores1,150 SAT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 87.99%. A total of 5,156 students (1,863 men and 3,293 women) have applied to and 4,537 (1,616 men and 2,921 women) students admitted to Worcester State University.
Among them, 284 male and 472 female students have enrolled into Worcester State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.66%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Worcester State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants5,1561,8633,29300
Admitted4,5371,6162,92100
Enrolled75628447200
Acceptance Rate 87.99% 86.74% 88.70% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.66% 17.57% 16.16% - -
[Chart] Worcester State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Worcester State, 50 applicants (7% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,150 at Worcester State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,283 and 25th percentile score is 1,026.
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 Total102611501283
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing533595665
Math493555618
ACT Composite
Math
English
[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, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
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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