How many students at WPI? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 7,308 students have enrolled in Worcester Polytechnic Institute with 5,246 undergraduate and 2,062 graduate students.
By gender, 4,703 male and 2,605 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (10,434 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).
806 students are enrolled exclusively, and 729 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Worcester Polytechnic Institute has a total of 7,308 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 5,246 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,062 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,703 male and 2,605 female students (the male-female ratio is 64:36) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 7,308 | 5,246 | 2,062 |
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| Men | 4,703 | 3,303 | 1,400 |
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| Women | 2,605 | 1,943 | 662 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 4,233 White, 217 Black, and 739 Asian students out of a total of 7,308 are attending at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| Asian | 739 | 404 | 335 |
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| Black | 217 | 149 | 68 |
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| Hispanic | 567 | 381 | 186 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 4,233 | 2,669 | 1,564 |
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| Two or more races | 227 | 137 | 90 |
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| Race Unknown | 221 | 154 | 67 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| Asian | 624 | 334 | 290 |
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| Black | 143 | 94 | 49 |
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| Hispanic | 452 | 303 | 149 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 3,337 | 2,078 | 1,259 |
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| Two or more races | 190 | 116 | 74 |
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| Race Unknown | 130 | 94 | 36 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 115 | 70 | 45 |
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| Black | 74 | 55 | 19 |
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| Hispanic | 115 | 78 | 37 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 896 | 591 | 305 |
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| Two or more races | 37 | 21 | 16 |
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| Race Unknown | 91 | 60 | 31 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, WPI has 107 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 5,930 students under 25 years old, and 1,378 students over 25 years old out of 7,308 total students.
WPI has 5,212 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 34 students aged 25 and over.
It has 718 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,344 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 107 | 41 | 66 |
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| 18-19 | 2,472 | 943 | 1,529 |
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| 20-21 | 2,349 | 878 | 1,471 |
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| 22-24 | 1,002 | 315 | 687 |
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| 25-29 | 747 | 227 | 520 |
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| 30-34 | 285 | 90 | 195 |
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| 35-39 | 117 | 36 | 81 |
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| 40-49 | 148 | 52 | 96 |
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| 50-64 | 75 | 20 | 55 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 107 | 41 | 66 |
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| 18-19 | 2,472 | 943 | 1,529 |
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| 20-21 | 2,319 | 870 | 1,449 |
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| 22-24 | 314 | 79 | 235 |
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| 25-29 | 25 | 8 | 17 |
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| 30-34 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
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| 35-39 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 40-49 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 50-64 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 30 | 8 | 22 |
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| 22-24 | 688 | 236 | 452 |
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| 25-29 | 722 | 219 | 503 |
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| 30-34 | 279 | 89 | 190 |
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| 35-39 | 116 | 36 | 80 |
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| 40-49 | 147 | 52 | 95 |
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| 50-64 | 74 | 19 | 55 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 806 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 729 students are enrolled in some online courses.
352 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 454 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 7,308 | 806 | 729 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,246 | 6 | 291 |
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| Graduate | 2,062 | 800 | 438 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 352 | 444 | 10 |
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| Undergraduate | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 350 | 440 | 10 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,246 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 63 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.20%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,052 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 63 |
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| Regular Part-time | 131 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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