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Worcester State University is a public institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

179 Undergraduate Degrees
28 Graduate Degrees
$27,825 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
88% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Worcester State University?

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Contact details for Worcester State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602-2597
Phone: 508-929-8000
Website: www.worcester.edu

How Do I Get Into Worcester State?

You can apply to Worcester State online at: https://www.applyweb.com/worcest/index.ftl

Admission Requirements for Worcester State

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Worcester State?

88% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
9% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 88%, Worcester State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to Worcester State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 515 and 610.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Worcester State University  ( 500 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Worcester State University  ( 515 to 610 )
200
800
Worcester State received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Worcester State University  ( 22 to 28 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Worcester State University  ( 22 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Worcester State University?

$27,825 Net Price
59% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Worcester State is $27,825. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Worcester State, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,757 a year. That adds up to $27,028 over four years for those students.

Worcester State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,575 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,640 undergraduate students at Worcester State, with 3,575 being full-time and 1,065 being part-time.

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There are also 777 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,575 full-time undergraduates at Worcester State, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Worcester State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 192
Black or African American 249
Hispanic or Latino 490
White 2,354
International Students 52
Other Races/Ethnicities 238

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Worcester State University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Worcester State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Worcester State University

634 Took All Classes Online
2,383 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 2,383 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Worcester State University Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 172 23 195
General Economics 7 0 7
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 5 5
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0
TOTAL 179 28 207

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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