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Worcester State total enrollment is approximately 3,774 students. 3,531 are undergraduates and 243 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Worcester State undergraduate population is made up of 59.7% women, and 40.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Worcester State Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,155 | 61.2% |
| Hispanic | 610 | 17.3% |
| Black or African American | 314 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 194 | 5.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 106 | 3.0% |
| Unknown | 74 | 2.1% |
| International | 69 | 2.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 88.1% of full-time grad students are women, and 11.9% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Worcester State Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 80.2% |
| Hispanic | 19 | 7.8% |
| Unknown | 11 | 4.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 6 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
| International | 3 | 1.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,350 | 62.4% |
| Hispanic | 629 | 16.7% |
| Black or African American | 319 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 198 | 5.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 112 | 3.0% |
| Unknown | 85 | 2.3% |
| International | 72 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
Worcester State University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 74.1% |
| Asian | 11.2% |
| Hispanic | 9.6% |
| Black or African American | 2.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 2,322 female students and 1,452 male students at Worcester State.
Worcester State University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 95.6% of Worcester State students come from within the state, and 4.4% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 15 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 704 | 94.4% |
| Connecticut | 12 | 1.6% |
| New Jersey | 5 | 0.7% |
| New York | 5 | 0.7% |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 0.7% |
Worcester State hosts about 1.9% international (nonresident) students, adding to the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Worcester State, 50.8% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 1,468 | 25.9% |
| 20-21 | 1,411 | 24.9% |
| 22-24 | 952 | 16.8% |
| Under 18 | 678 | 12.0% |
| 35 and over | 497 | 8.8% |
| 25-29 | 452 | 8.0% |
| 30-34 | 206 | 3.6% |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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