WPI Demographics & Diversity Report

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

WPI Student Population

How Many Students Attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute?

WPI total enrollment is approximately 6,920 students. 4,709 are undergraduates and 720 are graduate students.

WPI Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time WPI undergraduate population is made up of 40% women, and 60% men.

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WPI Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

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WPI Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 33% of full-time grad students are women, and 67% men.

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WPI Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

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Racial/Ethnic Diversity

WPI Racial Demographics:

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

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WPI Male/Female Diversity

There are approximately 2,570 female students and 4,350 male students at WPI.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of WPI is unknown or unavailable.

There are more male teachers than female teachers at this school.

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There are approximately 606 female teachers and 658 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

WPI ranks 269 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

54.76% of WPI students come from out of state, and 9.82% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 35 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

International Students at WPI

Students from 80 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, India, and Vietnam.

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High Student Age Diversity

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At WPI, 61.14% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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