Worcester Polytechnic Institute Business Programs

Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Worcester Polytechnic Institute?

Contact details for WPI are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Phone:	508-831-5000
Website:	www.wpi.edu

How Do I Get Into WPI?

You can apply to WPI online at: https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/how-to

Admission Requirements for WPI

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WPI?

The acceptance rate at WPI is 57%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 63% of accepted students are men and 37% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 51%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Can I Afford Worcester Polytechnic Institute?

The overall average net price of WPI is $51,379. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WPI, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $14,559 a year. That adds up to $58,236 over four years for those students.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,224 undergraduate students at WPI, with 5,051 being full-time and 173 being part-time.

There are also 2,006 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,051 full-time undergraduates at WPI, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	523
Black or African American	138
Hispanic or Latino	438
White	3,228
International Students	322
Other Races/Ethnicities	402

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at WPI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

In 2022-2023, 1,535 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WPI has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WPI majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business Administration and Management	41%

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	9	8	42	0	59
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	41	3	44
Technical & Scientific Communication	14	0	0	0	14
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	11	0	11
General Management Information Systems	9	0	0	0	9
Management Science	0	1	3	0	4
Other Marketing	0	0	3	0	3
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	1	0	0	0	1
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Other Management Information Systems and Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	33	9	100	3	145

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Runningonbrains under License

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