Worcester State University Teaching Programs

Worcester State University is a public institution situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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

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 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,757 a year. That adds up to $27,028 over four years for those students.

Worcester State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,640 undergraduate students at Worcester State, with 3,575 being full-time and 1,065 being part-time.

There are also 777 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,575 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	192
Black or African American	249
Hispanic or Latino	490
White	2,354
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	238

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.

Online Learning at Worcester State University

In 2022-2023, 2,383 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Worcester State has changed over the last few years.

Worcester State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	21	21	21	63
Early Childhood Education	29	0	19	48
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	38	0	38
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	26	26
Teacher Education	0	22	0	22
General Education	0	0	18	18
Secondary Education	0	0	18	18
General Special Education	0	0	17	17
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	12	12
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	0	10	0	10
Modern Language Education	0	6	0	6
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	4	0	4
Mathematics Education	0	3	0	3
Reading Teacher Education	0	1	2	3
Science Education	0	3	0	3
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	0	0	0	0
Biology Education	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0
History Education	0	0	0	0
Social Studies Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	50	108	133	291

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.