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

Who's on each campus

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

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

Majors and faculty

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

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

What each costs

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

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

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
Texas Christian$68.4K
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$103.5K
Graduation rate
Texas Christian82%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute88%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • Texas ChristianGrowing+31%
  • Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGrowing+23%
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