Worcester State University
Worcester State University admitted 88% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1026–1283 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,866 a year. Within six years, 57% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 88%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1026–1283
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $23,740 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,866 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,813 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $12,344 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $18,424 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 57%
- Students who return for a second year
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $65,784 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,223
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,930
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 34%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 20%
- Health professions
- 16%
- Psychology
- 12%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 9%
- Education
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Bridgewater State University MA · 88% admitted
- East Carolina University NC · 89% admitted
- Niagara University NY · 87% admitted
- Curry College MA · 88% admitted
- Fitchburg State University MA · 87% admitted
- University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis MO · 90% admitted
More colleges in Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · 60% admitted
- Boston University MA · 11% admitted
- Northeastern University MA · 5.2% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Boston MA · 84% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA · 83% admitted
- Boston College MA · 16% admitted
- Harvard University MA · 3.6% admitted
- Berklee College of Music MA · 44% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.