Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Your chances at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Enter a score to see whether Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a reach, target or likely school for you.

A rough read from the admit rate and test scores only. Grades, courses, essays and activities matter as much or more. To see your whole list at once, use the chances calculator.

Application deadlines

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s first-year deadlines for 2026–27 on the Common App:

Early decision

November 1, 2026

Early decision II

January 5, 2027

Early action

November 1, 2026

Early action II

January 5, 2027

Regular decision

February 1, 2027

The application fee is $70, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute accepts the Common App fee waiver. Worcester Polytechnic Institute asks for the Common App personal essay, one teacher recommendation, a counselor recommendation, and a midyear report from your school. For financial aid it uses the FAFSA and the CSS Profile.

Deadlines end at 11:59 p.m. in your own time zone. From Common App’s requirements grid, updated September 25, 2026. Check Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s admissions site before you submit. See every college’s deadlines or early decision vs. early action.

Early decision and early action

Early decision applicants were admitted at 78% (310 of 397), compared with 62% for all applicants.

Early action applicants were admitted at 69% (6,151 of 8,882).

Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students with stronger applications, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps one student.

2,293 students were offered a spot on the waitlist, 980 took it, and 460 were admitted from it.

What admissions weighs

How Worcester Polytechnic Institute rates each part of an application, from its Common Data Set.

High school GPA

First-year students averaged a 3.90 GPA. 51% of those who reported a class rank were in the top 10% of their class.

• 4.060%
• 3.75–3.9919%
• 3.50–3.7415%
• 3.25–3.494%
• 3.00–3.242%
• 2.50–2.990%
• 2.00–2.490%
• Under 2.00%

Some colleges report weighted GPAs, so compare loosely.

What it costs

Full price with housing is $79,542 a year. After grants, students paid $47,799 on average.

Average price after grants, by family income:

• $0–30k$23,870
• $30–48k$22,286
• $48–75k$29,195
• $75–110k$37,713
• $110k+$51,567