Cost & aid
What it costs
In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $48,090 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $23.8K more than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $47,372 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $79,542.
- Full price
- $79,542 a year
- tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
- Need-based aid
- Little need-based aid above $110K
- aid thins out for families above that income
Cost by family income
Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).
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- Published federal figures
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| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $24K a year |
| $30–48K | $24K a year |
| $48–75K | $32K a year |
| $75–110K | $38K a year |
| $150K | Published data end at $110K |
| $200K | Published data end at $110K |
| $250K | Published data end at $110K |
| $300K | Published data end at $110K |
| $350K | Published data end at $110K |
| $400K and above | Published data end at $110K |
At $150K: Published data end at $110K
Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.
Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.
What can change this
- Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
- Home equity: some colleges that use the CSS Profile count it. Check this college's own aid page or calculator.
- Divorced or separated parents: colleges with their own formula usually ask for both parents' finances.
$48,090
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
100% got grants averaging $31,545; 0% got none.
Who pays what
Share of first-year students, 2023–24.
Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.
$27K
≈ $286/month for 10 years
1.9 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
About 1 in 2 undergrads borrows federally.
Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.
Three years into repayment
Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.
- Paid in full35%
- Paying it down43%
- Payments paused12%
- Not paying it down8%
- Behind or in default0–2%
- Forgiven or discharged0–1%
Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
ModerateGrants cover 40% of the $79,542 full price on average across all first-years (moderate), more than at 48% of colleges.
$31,452 in grants per first-year ÷ $79,542 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (1,357), 2023–24
Where the aid comes from
Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.
Aid by family income
The whole first-year class (1,357)
- Federal aid + grants823avg grant $35.7K
- Grants, no federal aid530avg grant $25K
- No grants4pay full price
Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.
By family income: only students who received federal aid (826 of 1,357), because income is only reported for them.
From Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Common Data Set
First-years and all full-time undergraduates, 2023–24.
| First-years | All full-time | |
|---|---|---|
| Have financial need | 59%798 students | 54%2,855 students |
| Need met, on average | 82% | 73% |
| Need fully met | 32% | 24% |
| Average aid package | $38,924 | $37,984 |
| Average need-based grant | $36,218 | $33,525 |
| Average need-based loan | $3,175 | $5,135 |
| Merit aid without need | – | 45%average $22,149 |
40% of the college's own grant dollars were awarded without regard to need.
Each college decides what a family needs, so “100% of need met” can mean different prices at different colleges. Merit awards that went toward a student's need count as need-based here.
Applying for aid
For fall 2025 entrants.
If your parents are divorced or separated, the other parent also files the .
Priority date: March 1 · Aid offers: on a rolling basis from December 15 · Reply by: May 1
Dates for fall 2025 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| ROTC | ✓ | not marked |
| Leadership | ✓ | ✓ |
A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.
International students
Need-based and merit aid offered.
International applicants file: the CSS Profile ().
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Worcester Polytechnic Institute Common Data Set 2024–25, 2023–24;Worcester Polytechnic Institute Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 entrants;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)