65.6% / 65.5%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications12,355
In-state admit rate65.6%
Out-of-state admit rate65.5%
Admitted from waitlist460 of 2,293
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#12
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Game Design
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Game Design#1226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#7826
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#9926
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#16026
NicheBest Colleges in America#16326
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#19226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#19426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceNew England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision2/1 → 4/1 → May 1
Early decision11/1 → 12/15 · binding
Early decision 21/5
Early action11/1 → 2/1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergrad…
Admissions emailadmissions@wpi.edu
Admissions phone508-831-5286
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Rochester Institut…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Rochester Institute of Technology NY · Private (nonprofit)71.1%138014K
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY · Private (nonprofit)67.2%14505K
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · Private (nonprofit)50.7%14204K
University of Massachusetts MA · Public59.9%141024K
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
Clarkson University NY · Private (nonprofit)82.5%12702K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.