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Bachelor's Degree in Data Science

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Bachelor'sBSData science degreeFirst-year entry

Overview

An on-campus BS in Data Science combining data science core courses with computer science, mathematical sciences and business, and a year-long Major Qualifying Project for a sponsor. A five-year BS/MS option is available.

Official program name
Bachelor's Degree in Data Science
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Program classification
Dedicated data science degreeThe awarded degree or official program title is data science itself.
School
Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Worcester, MA
Required credits
135 credits
Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

  • First-year entry. First-year application rounds: Early Decision/Early Action I and II, Regular Decision.Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a BS in Data Science.

Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · verified October 11, 2026

We list data science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated, joint, and (separately labelled) related degrees with an officially named data science concentration. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Delivery, required in-person attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “Fully online” appears only when official wording supports it.
Academic delivery
On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Curriculum

Project

Accelerated options

  • BS/MS: earn both degrees in five years.
    Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Application deadline

    Early Decision/Early Action I: Nov. 1; Early Decision/Early Action II: Jan. 5; Regular Decision: Feb. 1 · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Undergraduate Full-Time, annual tuitionFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$63,936per academic year · 2026-2027Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Student Life Fee
$492 per academic yearMandatory
Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Health & Wellness Fee
$810 per academic yearMandatory
Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the university publishes them. Available assistantships do not establish guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Understanding funding

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Two separate questions: is the university institutionally accredited, and does it publish restrictions on who can enroll (for online programs, usually by state of residence)?

Institutional accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

  • WPI participates in the National Council State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA). Official pageSource: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. wpi.cleancatalog.net/data-science/data-science-major — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. wpi.edu/academics/online/support/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. wpi.edu/academics/study/data-science-bs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. wpi.edu/academics/study/data-science-phd — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. wpi.edu/offices/bursar/tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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