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.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, WPI is ranked #140 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. WPI also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

WPI has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#45	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#91	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#124	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at WPI.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Other Business & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards WPI has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Business Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#20	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#20	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#134	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#198	Best Schools	Course Advisor

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:	https://www.wpi.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/wpi.edu
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/wpi

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	considered but not required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into WPI?

WPI has an acceptance rate of 59%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 68% of accepted students are men and 32% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

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 59% of students took out student loans averaging $14,589 a year. That adds up to $58,356 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WPI is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,892 undergraduate students at WPI, with 4,709 being full-time and 183 being part-time.

There are also 2,028 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,709 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	365
Black or African American	131
Hispanic or Latino	429
White	2,980
International Students	347
Other Races/Ethnicities	457

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 2019-2020, 834 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 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of WPI

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute was 9.2%. This is the #1,260 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WPI regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	2	0	38	0	40
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	24	2	26
Business Management & Marketing	21	1	0	0	22
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	15	0	15
Technical & Scientific Communication	10	0	0	0	10
Management Science	0	1	5	0	6
Other Marketing	0	0	5	0	5
General Management Information Systems	5	0	0	0	5
General Economics	1	0	0	0	1
Other Management Information Systems and Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	39	2	87	2	130

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.