Expenses

Estimated Expenses

Expenses for the 2022-23 year are published via the web: https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/tuition-aid/cost-attendance.

Tuition	$56,000
Undergraduate Student Life Fee	$316
Health and Wellness Fee	$580
Total of Tuition and Fees	$56,896
New Student Orientation Fee	$200
Room	$9,608
Board (Meal Plan)	$7,062
Books and Supplies	$1,200
Personal Expenses	$1,200
Total Budgeted Costs	$76,166

Room and board (meal plan) amounts shown above are estimates and are determined once the student is assigned a room and chooses a meal plan.

Books and Supplies and Personal Expenses are budgeted Items that are not billed directly by the school but are estimates of what your expenses may be. There may be additional course or program specific fees not listed here.

All full-time students must be covered by health insurance equivalent to that offered under the WPI Student Health Insurance Plan. Students must complete a waiver form online annually if they wish to not purchase the WPI offered plan. Optional coverage for a spouse or dependent is available.
Please contact the Bursar’s Office at bursar@wpi.edu or visit our page for further health insurance information.

Part-Time Student

1/3 unit (3 credits) $4,668

Payment of Tuition Deposit

Entering Students

Payment of a nonrefundable $500 deposit is required upon acceptance of admission to WPI. The $500 will be credited to the student’s tuition.

Enrollment and Tuition Due Dates

Enrollment for students pursuing a baccalaureate degree will occur three times per year:

Fall semester-at the beginning of Term A.
Spring semester-at the beginning of Term C.
Summer session-at the beginning of Term E.

There will be no check-in at the start of Terms B and D, although a course change period will be available for students continuing from the previous term.

Special tuition features relative to Term E enrollment are available on the E-term website.

WPI sends a notification to the WPI email address assigned to each student when semester charges are available to view. Fall charges are available to view at the beginning of July and Spring charges are available to view at the beginning of December. When viewing your financial account in Workday, you will find an option to print or create a pdf statement for the semester. It is important to view your financial account in Workday frequently for any current changes.

Tuition must be paid in full by the specified due date provided you in the emailed semester notification, which is also found on the semester statement you can create from within your account. Students that register after the due date are required to pay at the time of registration. Students remit payment online with a checking account (no fee) or via credit card (2.85% fee). For international credit card or domestic and international wire payments visit WPI's Flywire page. For information on payment options, please visit the Bursar webpage.

For E-Term (Summer) charges are available to view in your financial account in Workday at the beginning of April. E-Term typically has two due dates, an E1 due date around second week of May, and an E2 due date around second week of July. If a student registers after either due date, payment is due at the time of registration.

Non-matriculated students, (not enrolled in a WPI degree program) payment is due at the time of registration. Failure to pay will result in being dropped from any course(s).

Financial Obligations, Holds, and Late Fees

*The college reserves the right to hold grades, official transcripts, registration for any student who has an outstanding financial obligation with the college.

Late fees, up to $250, will be assessed on balances not paid by the due date.

A student may be administratively withdrawn due to an outstanding financial obligation for a term, which may require the student to apply for financial re-admission.

Students who elect to petition any charge on their Student Account must do so in writing prior to the final day of classes in the respective term (B term for Fall or D term for Spring). No late petition will be reviewed or approved if submitted after a term has commenced.

Failure to pay your financial obligation may result in the account being referred to an outside collection agency and reported to a credit bureau agency, which will negatively affect your credit rating. You will be responsible for all costs associated with the collection of this debt to the maximum amount allowed by Massachusetts general statutes.

* WPI fully supports the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018. Sec. 103 amends US code to prevent schools from penalizing Ch. 31 or 33 students if/when the VA is late making payments. WPI policy supports and agrees to the VA recommendations of the following while waiting for VA payments: WPI agrees to not prevent enrollment, charge a late penalty fee(s), require alternative or additional sources of funding or deny access to school resources.

Overload Charges

There will be a tuition surcharge on registration which contains academic overloads in excess of 2¹/₃ (7/3) units per semester. Wellness and Physical Education and Military Science are not included in the determination of overloads. The overload charge will be based upon the total registration credit held by the student at the close of the initial course change period in B- and D-terms. (Please consult the Registrar’s Office or the Office of the Bursar for current fees.) Fall overload billing will take place during Term B and spring overload billing during Term D. The current Term E charge system will not be affected.

Tuition Adjustment Charges Upon Withdrawal, Leave of Absence, or Suspension

Tuition adjustment charges upon formal withdrawal from the college during each semester are:

Charge

Withdrawal	Charge
Withdrawal after enrollment but prior to first day of classes of a semester	0%
Withdrawal weeks 1 & 2	10%
Withdrawal week 3	20%
Withdrawal week 4	30%
Withdrawal week 5	40%
Withdrawal week 6-8	50%
Withdrawal week 9	60%
Withdrawal week 10	80%
Withdrawal week 11 and after	100%

To qualify for a tuition charge adjustment, students must submit an Official Withdrawal form to the Registrar’s Office. The date of the student’s last date of attendance determines the charge.

There is no adjustment in tuition/fees in the case of withdrawal from individual courses.

Students who have paid full tuition for eight semesters may be allowed to enroll as part-time students on a per-course basis and be charged tuition accordingly. (Two summer terms enrolled as a full-time student may be counted as a semester.) Students must submit the Application for Part-time Status to the Registrar’s Office at least two weeks before the beginning of the fall or spring semester.

Health insurance, health fee, and social fee are neither pro-rated nor refunded.

After all adjustments have been made, any balance due to WPI is payable immediately.

Room & Board Charges Upon Withdrawal, Leave of Absence, or Suspension