High Debt at Graduation

Colleges and Universities A-Z Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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<p>WPI seems to be very high debt at graduation numbers in comparison to other schools. $44,000 or so, ouch.</p>

<p>Can anyone comment on their experience with financial aid? Why is the amount more than $10,000 more than most other schools?</p>

<p>Seems like a great engineering education with good outcomes but other schools with engineering come in much more affordable.......</p>

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<p>I had a great financial aid package. I knew others who racked up plenty of debt to afford their education. Colleges are fickle. We can only speculate about their decisions. </p>

<p>Apply anyways. See what you get. 44k is an average, outliers included. The rule of thumb is that a grad shouldn’t incur more debt than what their first year salary could pay off.</p>