Student Population Overview
Worcester Polytechnic Institute enrolls 7,584 students, with 5,558 undergraduates and 2,026 graduate students.
Total Enrollment
7,584
All students across all programs
Student-Faculty Ratio
13:1
Students per faculty member
Academic Level Distribution
73% Undergraduate
27% Graduate
Enrollment Type
At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 84% of students attend full-time and 16% attend part-time.
Full-Time vs Part-Time
84% Full-Time
16% Part-Time
Age Distribution
90% of Worcester Polytechnic Institute undergraduates are 18 to 21 years old and 1% are 25 or older.
Undergraduate Ages
Share of all undergraduates
Graduate Student Ages
Share of all graduate students
Graduate students make up 27% of all 7,584 students.
Gender Distribution
Of the 5,558 undergraduates at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 33% are women and 67% are men.
33% of undergraduates
67% of undergraduates
Geographic Origin
Among the 1,366 first-year students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 48% came from Massachusetts, 48% from other states and 4% from outside the US.
48% of first-year students
48% of first-year students
4% of first-year students
States Represented
First-year students came from 37 of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.