Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students is 87.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 89.3%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 86.1%.

87.2%

asian 90.9% 50 students
African American 68.8% 22 students
white 87.9% 633 students
unknown 86.7% 26 students
hispanic 86.5% 90 students
International Students 89.7% 104 students
Mixed Race 76.7% 23 students

Drop Out

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has an overall drop-out rate of 12.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 13.2% and 10.1% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

12.2%

asian 9.1% 5 students
African American 28.1% 9 students
white 11.5% 83 students
unknown 10.0% 3 students
hispanic 13.5% 14 students
International Students 10.3% 12 students
Mixed Race 20.0% 6 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.6%

white 0.6% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$86,601	$95,207	$109,222
Engineering, Other	NA	$79,688	$91,034
Industrial Engineering	$72,720	$76,460	$82,909
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$63,868	$69,338	$81,510
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$74,310	$72,507	$80,789
Chemical Engineering	$67,835	$72,881	$79,662
Civil Engineering	$67,056	$63,643	$78,531
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$57,498	$66,688	$77,925
Mechanical Engineering	$68,074	$69,123	$77,506
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	$71,732	$74,576	$76,378
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$72,303	$71,947	$75,193
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$59,196	$54,035	$62,304
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$57,318	$55,257
Biology, General	$43,799	$40,281	$51,748
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	$77,253	NA	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$43,408	$38,289	NA
Mathematics	$57,292	$63,005	NA
Computer Software and Media Applications	$40,930	NA	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$79,284	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$111,634	$119,061	$127,598
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$97,509	$96,405	$113,831
Systems Engineering	$100,114	$97,959	$101,375
Mechanical Engineering	$86,644	$79,598	$91,716
Engineering, Other	$82,311	$78,814	$91,318
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	$82,744	NA	NA
Manufacturing Engineering	$95,914	NA	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$74,576	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$111,233	NA	NA
Computer Science	NA	$109,763	NA

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