Student Population at WPI

Total Enrollment

7,308

Undergraduate

5,246

Graduate

2,062

Online Enrollment

806

Men Students

4,703

Women Students

2,605

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 7,308 students have enrolled at Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 5,246 undergraduate and 2,062 graduate.

By gender, 4,703 male and 2,605 female students are attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute. By attendance status, there are 5,971 full-time students and 1,337 part-time students.

The number of students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Brandeis University and Saint Louis University, its population is small (average population is 14,582).

Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers online degree/certificate programs and 806 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Worcester Polytechnic Institute and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,703 male and 2,605 female students attending WPI. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.81 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at WPI.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at WPI
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,246	5,115	131
Men	3,303	3,210	93
Women	1,943	1,905	38

Population by Gender/Attending Status at WPI
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,062	856	1,206
Men	1,400	573	827
Women	662	283	379

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,233 White students (57.92%) and 739 Asian students (10.11%) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2	0
Asian	624	334	290
Black or African American	143	94	49
Hispanic	452	303	149
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	3,337	2,078	1,259
Two or More Races	190	116	74
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	130	94	36
Total	5,246	3,303	1,943

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	115	70	45
Black or African American	74	55	19
Hispanic	115	78	37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	896	591	305
Two or More Races	37	21	16
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	91	60	31
Total	2,062	1,400	662

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 5,930 students whose age under twenty five and 631 students whose age is over thirty years old at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Especially, 107 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Population by Student Age at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,246	3,303	1,943
Under 18	107	66	41
18-19	2,472	1,529	943
20-21	2,319	1,449	870
22-24	314	235	79
25-29	25	17	8
30-34	6	5	1
35-39	1	1	0
40-49	1	1	0
50-64	1	0	1
Total	5,246	3,303	1,943

Population by Student Age at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,062	1,400	662
20-21	30	22	8
22-24	688	452	236
25-29	722	503	219
30-34	279	190	89
35-39	116	80	36
40-49	147	95	52
50-64	74	55	19
65 and over	6	3	3
Total	2,062	1,400	662

Online Student Population

At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1,535 students (21.00% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 806 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 352 students live in Massachusetts where Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in and 442 students have enrolled from other states.