WPI Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the graduation rates was 89.71% (1,142 students out of 1,273 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time. For example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree.). By gender, 647 male and 495 female students have graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Last year, the graduation rate was 89.71%. where 1,142 students out of 1,273 candidate completed their degree.

1,075 students completed their course in 4 years and 54 finished there bachelor's (or equivalent) degree. Additional 13 students graduated within 6 years, usually referred as 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 75 of 85 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 88.24%.

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the retention rate is 94% for full-time students and 67 % for part-time students.