Worcester State University Overview

Worcester State University is a public institution situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Worcester State University Known For?

• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at Worcester State.
• During a recent academic cycle, 48% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Worcester State with a bachelor's degree make about $60,624 a year. That's 49% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Worcester State University?

Contact details for Worcester State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602-2597
Phone:	508-929-8000
Website:	www.worcester.edu

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How Do I Get Into Worcester State?

You can apply to Worcester State online at: https://www.applyweb.com/worcest/index.ftl

Admission Requirements for Worcester State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Worcester State?

Since Worcester State has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to Worcester State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 515 and 610.

Worcester State received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Worcester State University?

The overall average net price of Worcester State is $27,825. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Worcester State, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,633 a year. That adds up to $30,532 over four years for those students.

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Worcester State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,958 undergraduate students at Worcester State, with 3,871 being full-time and 1,087 being part-time.

There are also 766 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,871 full-time undergraduates at Worcester State, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Worcester State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	203
Black or African American	270
Hispanic or Latino	513
White	2,576
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	267

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Worcester State University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Worcester State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia.

Worcester State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	63	64	62	189
Business Administration & Management	144	0	27	171
General Psychology	154	0	0	154
Nursing	62	0	29	91
Criminal Justice & Corrections	83	0	0	83
General Biology	66	0	0	66
Mental & Social Health Services	65	0	0	65
Communication Sciences	34	0	24	58
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	25	0	28	53
Liberal Arts General Studies	47	0	0	47
Communication & Media Studies	44	0	0	44
Special Education	0	23	19	42
Sociology	35	0	0	35
History	30	0	2	32
Computer Information Systems	27	0	0	27
Biotechnology	16	0	10	26
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	13	13	26
General English Literature	24	0	0	24
General Education	2	0	17	19
Educational Administration	0	0	18	18
Natural Resources Conservation	18	0	0	18
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	15	2	17
Other Health Professions	13	0	0	13
Mathematics	13	0	0	13
Economics	10	0	0	10
Urban Studies	9	0	0	9
Chemistry	7	0	0	7
General Visual & Performing Arts	7	0	0	7
Romance Languages	4	0	2	6
English Literature (Other)	0	0	4	4
Geography & Cartography	4	0	0	4
Political Science & Government	3	0	0	3
Curriculum & Instruction	0	2	0	2
Teaching English or French	0	2	0	2
Public Policy	0	0	2	2
Health Sciences & Services	0	1	0	1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Audiovisual Communications	0	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	0	0
General Physical Sciences	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,009	120	259	1,388

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.