Worcester State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Worcester State University

Worcester State University operates as a public institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 3,930 students of which 5,813 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Worcester State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 88.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,150 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,381, with published in-state tuition of $11,786 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.1%. Graduates earn a median of $60,624 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,233 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 209700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.