Worcester State University
Worcester, Massachusetts · Public · 3,930 undergraduates · worcester.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
88%
of 5,156 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
970 to 1200
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$32,270Est.Estimate
$38,620 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Worcester State University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
88% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$38,620
a year in 2027-28, from a $38,620 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 82% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 890, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Test-optional applicants submit a personal essay and a teacher/counselor recommendation in place of scores
Source: Test-Optional Admission | Worcester State University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Other deadline · January 15, 2027
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
88%
of applicants were admitted: 4,537 of 5,156 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 18% of them sent SAT scores and 0.4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 970 to 1200
Reading and Writing 507 to 620
Math 460 to 590
ACT composite 26 to 29
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16002.1%
- 1200 to 139927%
- 1000 to 119943%
- 800 to 99918%
- 600 to 7998.5%
- 400 to 5991.4%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.41
- 4.021%
- 3.75 to 3.9913%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9918%
- Below 2.508.8%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$32,270
a year, in state
$38,620
a year, out of state (tuition $19,520)
- Tuition (in state)$13,170
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$9,813
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,923
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,825
- $75,001 to $110,000$12,995
- Over $110,000$20,358
Financial aid
61%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$6,392
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
6.3%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,143 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 5/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
30 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,320Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | AR-123 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | AR-123 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 6 | HI-221 & HI-222 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | AR-118 |
| Biology | 3 | 6 | Biology, no specific classes; LASC NSP credit |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MA-200 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MA-201 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MA-200 (score given with Calculus BC exam) |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CH-120 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PO-220 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CS-140 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS-101 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | AR-140 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 6 | EN-101 & EN-102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | EN-132 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | Environmental Science elective; LASC NSP credit |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HI-1XX |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FR-101 & FR-102 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | World Language Elective |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GE-102 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC-120 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC-110 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MU-101 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PY-221 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PY-222 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PY-242 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PY-241 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MA-190 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PS-101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SP-210 & SP-211 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SP-1XX |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MA-150 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PO-110 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HI-111 & HI-112 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HI-103 & HI-104 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
57%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$65,784
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Worcester State University$74,367
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 15 majors here have earnings data.
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