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WPI Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to learn how diverse the standard college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the WPI diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• 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.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

WPI Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,980
Hispanic	429
Asian	365
International	347
Unknown	300
Multi-Ethnic	149
Black or African American	131
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

WPI Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

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

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

WPI Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
International	411
White	228
Hispanic	29
Asian	19
Black or African American	14
Multi-Ethnic	13
Unknown	6
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

WPI Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	4,058
International	1,004
Hispanic	548
Asian	504
Unknown	391
Black or African American	210
Multi-Ethnic	194
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	1,019
Asian	58
Black or African American	28
Multi-Ethnic	10
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at WPI.

WPI Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with men than with women.

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.

More about WPI faculty.

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

State	Amount
Massachusetts	456
Connecticut	109
New York	100
New Hampshire	65
New Jersey	37

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.

Learn more about international students at WPI.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

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%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	2,068
20-21	1,993
22-24	1,059
25-29	827
35 and over	335
30-34	253
Under 18	0

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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• Learn more about how College Factual creates their Diversity Rankings.