Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute grads earn $35K more ten years out than Texas Christian's ($103,470 vs. $68,424)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Texas Christian has 2.0× as many undergrads as Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Texas Christian's yield is 7 pts higher than Worcester Polytechnic Institute's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Texas Christian has 7 pts more first-gen students than Worcester Polytechnic Institute (20% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduates 7 pts more of its students than Texas Christian (88% vs. 82%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Texas Christian admits 48% vs. 60% at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Texas Christian admits 48%, Worcester Polytechnic Institute 60%; Texas Christian's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
Worcester Polytechnic Institute60%
Texas Christian48%
Quad's selectivity
  • Worcester Polytechnic InstituteVery selective
  • Texas ChristianVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTest-blind
Texas Christian
1110–1330
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Worcester Polytechnic InstituteRigor and GPA very important80%
  • Texas ChristianRigor and GPA very important

Who's on each campus

Texas Christian is twice Worcester Polytechnic Institute's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Worcester Polytechnic Institute5.4K
Texas Christian11K
Pell Grant share
Worcester Polytechnic Institute12%
Texas Christian14%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Finance at Texas Christian.

Students per faculty member
Worcester Polytechnic Institute13 to 1
Texas Christian14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Worcester Polytechnic InstituteComputer Science21%
  • Texas ChristianFinance, General11%

What each costs

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Texas Christian cost about the same a year on average; Worcester Polytechnic Institute's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$48.1K
Texas Christian$49K
Aid generosity
Worcester Polytechnic Institute40%
Texas Christian36%

What each pays off

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's former students earn more, a median $103.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$103.5K
Texas Christian$68.4K
Graduation rate
Worcester Polytechnic Institute88%
Texas Christian82%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Texas Christian got more selective while Worcester Polytechnic Institute got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGrowing+23%
  • Texas ChristianGrowing+31%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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