About Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA reports an overall acceptance rate of 60.1%, an early-round acceptance rate of 71.7%, an SAT middle 50% of 1340–1480, a class size of 1,354, and a yield of 20.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Test-blind STEM university with distinctive project-based curriculum (no traditional lectures in upper years). Every student completes a Major Qualifying Project. Strong engineering and CS.