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Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

Worcester State University · Campus

Worcester, MA · City · Public · Master's university · the Lancers · Website ↗

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.

Midsize city
Setting
100,000–250,000
4,734
Undergraduates
+ 877 graduate students
15:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
77%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
5%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$13k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k

The place

  • SettingMidsize city (100,000–250,000) Worcester, MA
  • TypePublic · Master's university
  • CalendarSemester
  • Admissions90% admitted · admissions
Worcester State University

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

4,734877
Undergraduates 4,734Graduate students 877

Where first-years come from

93%
In state 93%Other states 5%Abroad 1%

Division III median: 66% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

56%18%9%
White 56%Hispanic 18%Black 9%Asian 5%Two or more 3%International 1%Not reported 8%
  • Women63%
  • Full-time71% of undergraduates · median 94%
  • First-year class909 entered last fall
  • Transfers in310 7% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online34% take some classes online 5% fully online
  • Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$12,999$1,892$14,891
Off campus$9,368$2,190$11,558
With family—$2,190$2,190

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety1.68 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division III
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · Master's · majors

Division III campuses

39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%

21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division III schools; every list Worcester State University is on.

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