10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$244,856at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
⌖ Worcester, MA · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$244,856 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
5.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
+70%Modeled 10-year ROI
$104,714Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$43,071Average net price / year
$78,679Cost of attendance
$104,714Median earnings · year 5 after completion
89.7%Completion rate
60.2%Admission rate
5,447Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$85,022Year 1
$105,724Year 4
$104,714Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Master's Degree$163,4242Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$154,4073Systems Engineering · Master's Degree$143,7174Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$139,9765Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$134,2086Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering · Master's Degree$125,6417Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree$117,4418Engineering, Other · Master's Degree$114,409Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MA
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Waltham, MA
Bentley University
- Annual net price
- $37,930
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $105,451
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +82%
Babson College
- Annual net price
- $40,514
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $113,760
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +101%
Boston College
- Annual net price
- $41,704
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $90,978
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +33%
Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $34,170
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $94,129
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +55%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Master's Degree | $163,424 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $154,407 | Not available |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $143,717 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $139,976 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $134,208 | $27,000 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Master's Degree | $125,641 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $117,441 | Not available |
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | $114,409 | Not available |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $111,103 | $27,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,386 | $26,977 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $107,344 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's Degree | $106,581 | Not available |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $105,171 | $27,000 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $101,554 | $26,254 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,199 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,308 | $27,000 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $95,430 | $24,656 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,417 | $27,000 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $93,298 | $26,500 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,806 | $27,000 |
| Architectural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,112 | $27,000 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $78,719 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $75,018 | $26,999 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,500 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.