Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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General Information

Name: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Address: 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Phone:

General information: (508) 831-5000
Financial aid office: (508) 831-5469
Admissions office: (508) 831-5286

Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
	Detailed expenses	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05

Tuition and fees		$33,318	$31,390	$29,730

Books and supplies		$1,000	$735	$706

Living arrangement
On-campus
Room and board		$9,960	$9,460	$9,164
Other expenses		$1,200	$1,145	$1,120
Off-campus
Room and board		$9,460	$9,164	$8,984
Other expenses		$1,200	$1,145	$1,120
Off-campus with family
Other expenses		$2,700	$2,645	$2,620

	Total expenses

On-campus		$45,478	$42,730	$40,720
Off-campus		$44,978	$42,434	$40,540
Off-campus with family		$37,018	$34,770	$33,056

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Financial Aid Recipients

Any form of aid: 90%
Federal grants: 14%
State/local grants: 43%
Institutional grants: 88%
Student loans: 69%

Federal grants:$5541
State/local grants:$4121
Institutional grants:$16088
Student loans:$7236

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):	$60
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006

		Total		Men		Women

Number of applicants	4,931		3,819		1,112

Percent admitted	66.6%		64.5%		73.6%

Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time	23.7%		23.5%		24.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 3917
Undergraduate enrollment: 2898

First-time student retention: 92%
Overall graduation rate: 74%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

- Attendance:
- Full Time: 97%
- Part Time: 3%
- Gender:
- Men: 76%
- Women: 24%

White non-hispanic: 80%
Black non-hispanic: 2%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian/pacific islander: 6%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 8%

Degrees offered

Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Doctor
Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
Biotechnology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Actuarial Science - Bachelor
Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor

Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor
Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
Civil Engineering, Other - Master
Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
Engineering Physics - Bachelor
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Master
Industrial Engineering - Bachelor
Manufacturing Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
Materials Engineering - Master, Doctor
Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Engineering/Industrial Management - Bachelor

Technical and Business Writing - Bachelor

Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor

Applied Mathematics - Master
Mathematics and Statistics, Other - Master
Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
Statistics, General - Master

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
Science, Technology and Society - Bachelor

Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Fire Protection, Other - Master, Doctor

Social Sciences, Other - Bachelor

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