After Worcester Polytechnic Institute: graduation, pay and debt
Worcester, Massachusetts · Private · 5,447 undergrads
88% of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students finish within six years, the typical student earns $113,513 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$113.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
88%
finish within six years.
83%
finish in four years.
94%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
92%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
83%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
88%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
94%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
86%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
92%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,124
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
88%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
8%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,096
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$93,116
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$113,513
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
90%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$27,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$26,978
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$27,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$26,747
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
92%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
94%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
93%
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