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What Worcester Polytechnic Institute costs

Worcester, Massachusetts · Private · 5,447 undergrads

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's sticker price was $80,569 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $43,885 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $36,899.

What does Worcester Polytechnic Institute cost?

$43,885 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $80,569.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$36,899
$30,000–$48,000$31,014
$48,000–$75,000$35,703
$75,000–$110,000$35,535
over $110,000$48,711

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$36,899
$30,000–$48,000$31,014
$48,000–$75,000$35,703
$75,000–$110,000$35,535
Over $110,000$48,711

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 54% off Worcester Polytechnic Institute's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Worcester Polytechnic Institute cost less than Emerson College but more than Stonehill College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$35,703$43,885
Stonehill College$28,834$36,082
Emerson College$42,830$49,215
Merrimack College$36,307$39,219

The sticker price

$63,246
Tuition, 2025-26
$80,569
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
15%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$31,545
average grant for students who got aid.
53%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Worcester Polytechnic Institute cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $36,899 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $80,569. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Worcester Polytechnic Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Worcester Polytechnic Institute cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $31,014 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $80,569. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Worcester Polytechnic Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Worcester Polytechnic Institute cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $35,703 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $80,569. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Worcester Polytechnic Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers