Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Worcester State is a bit larger (3,879 vs. 2,752)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Fitchburg State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Worcester State (33% vs. 30%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Worcester State is more diverse (index 0.62 vs. 0.61)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Fitchburg State2.8K
Worcester State3.9K
Pell Grant share
Fitchburg State33%
Worcester State30%
First-gen share
Fitchburg State36%
Worcester State36%
Diversity index
Fitchburg State0.61
Worcester State0.62

Who they are

Men
Fitchburg State47%
Worcester State39%
Part-time students
Fitchburg State19%
Worcester State14%
Students 25 and older
Fitchburg State20%
Worcester State12%

Race & ethnicity

Fitchburg State
Worcester State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Fitchburg State91%
Worcester State93%
First-years from other states
Fitchburg State8%
Worcester State6%
First-years from abroad
Fitchburg State0%
Worcester State1%
New transfer students this fall
Fitchburg State321
Worcester State309
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Fitchburg State37%
Worcester State29%

Campus

Fitchburg State
Midsize suburbNCAA D-III · Massachusetts State College Athletic AssociationROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Worcester State
Midsize cityNCAA D-III · Massachusetts State College Athletic AssociationROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;Worcester State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why