Worcester State University
Worcester, Massachusetts · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 88%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1026–1283
- Undergraduates
- 3,930
- Setting
- City: Midsize
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1026–1283
- Reading and Writing
- 533–665
- Math
- 493–618
- Average total
- 1150
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (508) 929-8000
Cost
- Tuition, in-state
- $12,344per year
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $18,424per year
- Average net price
- $13,866What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $65,784
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
Show all 53 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Education, General · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Curriculum and Instruction · graduate certificate
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, graduate certificate
- Special Education and Teaching · master, graduate certificate
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · master, graduate certificate
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · master, graduate certificate
- Education, Other · graduate certificate
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other · master
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology · bachelor
- Biotechnology · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Mathematics · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Applied Mathematics · master
- Biological and Physical Sciences · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Physical Sciences, General · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Physics · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Psychology, General · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · master, graduate certificate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · bachelor
- Community Organization and Advocacy · master
- Public Policy Analysis · master
- Economics · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Geography and Cartography · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Political Science and Government · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Sociology · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Urban Studies/Affairs · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Visual and Performing Arts, General · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · master
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · graduate certificate
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · bachelor, master
- Public Health · bachelor
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · master, graduate certificate
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Business/Commerce, General · bachelor
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- History · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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