Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Overall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute is known for being a fairly selective school. The school receives 11,809 applications every year . The acceptance rate is around 58 percent which equals 6,895 students who were successful in the admission process of the institution. But, when the semester starts, only about 1,400 or 20% of the candidates will have picked Worcester Polytechnic Institute as their school of choice. Based on the institution’s application data, 70% of the applicants were men while 29% were women, however, after being accepted, only 30 percent of the women chose Worcester Polytechnic Institute as compared to 69 percent of men who decided to enroll. The undergraduate application fee imposes by Worcester Polytechnic Institute is $0. First-year students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Worcester Polytechnic Institute when filling out the application. Often, an ACT score of 25 - 31 or a 1,200 - 1,390 SAT score is the range in which applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Dual enrollment.