Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private research university in Worcester, MA (city setting), with 5,453 undergraduates (34% women). It admitted 58% of 11,809 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $79,542 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $47,799 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 88% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, computer & information sciences, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.26 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 62 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $58,870
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Worcester Polytechnic Institute
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 4 | $205k | $7,604 | — | |
| Baseball | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $284k | $7,667 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $342k | $19,024 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $327k | $18,181 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $152k | $7,589 | — | |
| Football | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 106 | — | 1 | $566k | $5,343 | — | |
| Men's Rowing | Independent | 48 | — | 3 | $305k | $6,354 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 46 | — | 1 | $351k | $7,639 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $197k | $6,560 | — | |
| Softball | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $218k | $11,448 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $257k | $6,946 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $255k | $10,195 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Independent | 106 | — | 1 | $198k | $1,866 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Independent | 83 | — | 1 | $171k | $2,064 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $150k | $9,972 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | New England Wrestling Assn | 33 | — | 1 | $186k | $5,621 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.