How has Worcester Polytechnic Institute changed over time?

Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.

Admission rate

Admission rate rose from 59% (2010) to 60% (2024).

Applicants and students admitted

Applicants rose from 6,660 (2010) to 12,559 (2024).

Enrollment

Total enrollment rose from 5,360 (2010) to 7,584 (2024).

SAT mid-50% range

Not enough history yet

Worcester Polytechnic Institute doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.

ACT mid-50% range

ACT mid-50% range moved from 23–29 (2002) to 25–31 (2007).

Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.

Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2002–2007

Cost

In-state tuition rose from $40,030 (2011) to $63,246 (2025).

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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.