Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Population

How many students at WPI?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Worcester Polytechnic Institute has a total enrollment of 7,584 students, including 5,558 undergraduate and 2,026 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,120 male students (67.5%) and 2,464 female students (32.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,198 White students (55.4%) and 804 Asian students (10.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,558 undergraduate students (73.3%) and 2,026 graduate students (26.7%).
• Class Delivery: 666 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 770 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - WPI's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,120 male (67.51%) and 2,464 female (32.49%) students are attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 207.79.

By class level, 5,558 (73.29%) are undergraduate students and 2,026 (26.71%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 67.27% are male and 32.73% are female, while among graduate students, 68.16% are male and 31.84% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,198 White, 194 Black, and 804 Asian students out of a total of 7,584 are attending at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, WPI has 117 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 6,304 students under 25 years old, and 1,280 students over 25 years old out of 7,584 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 117 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. WPI has 5,523 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 35 students aged 25 and over.

It has 781 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,245 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 666 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 770 students are enrolled in some online courses.

239 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 427 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,558 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 76 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.37%.