Historical Acceptance Rates

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 58.5%, with 11,809 applicants and 6,908 accepted. This marks a slight increase from the 57.5% acceptance rate in both 2022 and 2023, which had similar applicant numbers (11,599). Acceptance rates have shown a noticeable increase from 49.37% in 2020 and a stark decline from just 41.59% in 2019. The trend indicates a gradual easing of acceptance competitiveness over the past few years, following a period of significant decline.