Enrollment Trends at Worcester State

The student population at Worcester State University is 5,745 (4,868 undergraduate and 877 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 561 (8.90%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Worcester State is 84.73% which is decreased by 646 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 85 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 60 male students for every 100 female students, down from 62 in 2015.
747 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 129.14% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,944 where 5,745 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 6,471 students in 2017 and was lowest at 5,311 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,306 to 5,745 students, a net loss of 561 (8.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Worcester State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,306	5,514	2,238	3,276	792	178	614
2016-17	6,471 165	5,381 -133	2,177 -61	3,204 -72	1,090 298	223 45	867 253
2017-18	6,434 -37	5,495 114	2,263 86	3,232 28	939 -151	228 5	711 -156
2018-19	6,217 -217	5,380 -115	2,167 -96	3,213 -19	837 -102	199 -29	638 -73
2019-20	6,204 -13	5,332 -48	2,049 -118	3,283 70	872 35	187 -12	685 47
2020-21	5,724 -480	4,958 -374	1,912 -137	3,046 -237	766 -106	144 -43	622 -63
2021-22	5,417 -307	4,640 -318	1,783 -129	2,857 -189	777 11	138 -6	639 17
2022-23	5,311 -106	4,478 -162	1,767 -16	2,711 -146	833 56	147 9	686 47
2023-24	5,611 300	4,734 256	1,909 142	2,825 114	877 44	151 4	726 40
2024-25	5,745 134	4,868 134	1,982 73	2,886 61	877	177 26	700 -26
Average	5,944	5,078	2,025	3,053	866	177	689

Worcester State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,078 where 4,868 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Worcester State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,514	4,117	1,692	2,425	1,397	546	851
2016-17	5,381	4,033	1,670	2,363	1,348	507	841
2017-18	5,495	4,153	1,722	2,431	1,342	541	801
2018-19	5,380	4,164	1,660	2,504	1,216	507	709
2019-20	5,332	4,078	1,551	2,527	1,254	498	756
2020-21	4,958	3,871	1,452	2,419	1,087	460	627
2021-22	4,640	3,575	1,370	2,205	1,065	413	652
2022-23	4,478	3,392	1,297	2,095	1,086	470	616
2023-24	4,734	3,359	1,345	2,014	1,375	564	811
2024-25	4,868	3,397	1,359	2,038	1,471	623	848
Average	5,078	5,078	1,512	2,302	5,078	513	751

Worcester State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 866 where 877 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Worcester State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	792	173	25	148	619	153	466
2016-17	1,090	173	26	147	917	197	720
2017-18	939	164	29	135	775	199	576
2018-19	837	167	30	137	670	169	501
2019-20	872	173	24	149	699	163	536
2020-21	766	168	12	156	598	132	466
2021-22	777	160	11	149	617	127	490
2022-23	833	162	19	143	671	128	543
2023-24	877	162	19	143	715	132	583
2024-25	877	177	18	159	700	159	541
Average	866	866	21	147	866	156	542

Worcester State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 57.49%. The percentage was 70.42% 10 years ago and Worcester State still has a high percentage of white students. 4.61% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.02% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 18.45% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.42% to 57.49%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.74% to 4.61%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.85% to 9.02%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.18% to 18.45%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6244 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4906 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Worcester State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	25	236	432	516	3	4,441	163
2016-17	31	240	458	596	3	4,462	163
2017-18	19	262	500	687	3	4,302	161
2018-19	24	273	503	721	4	4,043	154
2019-20	20	275	474	728	2	4,029	173
2020-21	10	276	448	731	4	3,764	167
2021-22	15	262	405	705	2	3,513	153
2022-23	24	252	410	784	0	3,367	144
2023-24	14	257	453	898	3	3,310	143
2024-25	9	265	518	1,060	2	3,303	159
Average	19	260	460	743	3	3,853	158

Worcester State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

747 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 129.14% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Worcester State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	6,306	326	1,357	4,623
2016-17	6,471	305	1,401	4,765
2017-18	6,434	421	1,424	4,589
2018-19	6,217	355	1,617	4,245
2019-20	6,204	181	1,674	4,349
2020-21	5,724	1,403	3,767	554
2021-22	5,417	748	2,303	2,366
2022-23	5,311	634	1,749	2,928
2023-24	5,611	617	1,666	3,328
2024-25	5,745	747	1,854	3,144
Average	5,944	574	1,881	3,489

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Enrollment Trends at Worcester State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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