Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

2,363

31.8% Female

68.2% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

141

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

5.37%

Asian

3.47%

Black or African American

5.71%

Hispanic or Latino

42.45%

White

1.95%

Two or more races

6.98%

Unknown

34.07%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://www.wpi.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition

$28,980

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Post Master's Certificate

Post Master's Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
Applied Mathematics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Applied Mathematics, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Artificial Intelligence	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Biochemistry	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biotechnology	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Business/Commerce, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
Civil Engineering, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Computer Programming, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Teacher Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Educational/Instructional Technology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	Yes No Yes No
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	Yes No No Yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Financial Mathematics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Game and Interactive Media Design	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Computer Interaction	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Information Technology	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes No
International Public Health/International Health	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Management Information Systems and Services, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Management Science	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No Yes
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
Mathematics, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Mathematics, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No Yes
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No Yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Neuroscience	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Nuclear Engineering	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Physics, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Social Sciences, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	Yes Yes Yes Yes
Systems Science and Theory	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	485	446	39
With faculty status	448	446	2
Tenured	206	206	0
On tenure track	111	111	0
Not on tenure track	131	129	2
Annual contract	16	16	0
Less-than annual contract	115	113	2
Without faculty status	37	0	37

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average Tuition

$28,980

Financial aid office web address

https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/tuition-aid

Tuition & Fees

	Amount
Full time Average Tuition	$28,980
Full time Fees	$60
Part time, per credit hour	$1,610

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

2,363

31.8% Female

68.2% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

5.37%

Asian

3.47%

Black or African American

5.71%

Hispanic or Latino

42.45%

White

1.95%

Two or more races

6.98%

Unknown

34.07%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
Asian	77	50
Black Or African American	60	22
Hispanic Or Latino	94	41
Non-resident Alien	573	232
White	670	333
Two Or More Races	26	20
Unknown	111	54

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

788

69.0% Male

31.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

68.1% Male

31.9% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

60.7% Male

39.3% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	No
None of the above services are offered	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609-2280

Phone

508-831-5000

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]