Worcester, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Worcester, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 7,584 students in fall 2024, including 5,558 undergraduates and 2,026 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. It awarded 2,277 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 23 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
7,584
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
2,277
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 66
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
94%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,298
Master's degrees
867
Doctoral degrees (research)
87
Postbaccalaureate certificates
25
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
7,584
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,558
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,026
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,410
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,976
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,434
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
33%
Men
67%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
15%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
23
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
President
Grace Wang
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit