Headcounts and Directory Information
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Worcester, MA. It has a total enrollment of 7,584 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
A total of 548 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at WPI. The average faculty salary is $120,869 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,378 employees work at WPI. The average non-instructional staff salary is $83,050. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA |
| Phone Number | 508-831-5000 |
| Web | https://www.wpi.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 13 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 444 Full-time / 104 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,247 Full-time / 131 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $120,869 |
| Staff Average Salary | $83,050 |
| Student Population | 7,584 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, there are 1,378 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,247 full-time and 131 part-time staffs work at WPI. By gender there are 733 male and 645 female employees.
Among them, 548 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 484 full-time and 107 part-time faculty. By gender there are 401 male and 190 female faculty teaching at WPI.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,378 | 733 | 645 | 1,247 | 643 | 604 | 131 | 90 | 41 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 591 | 401 | 190 | 484 | 325 | 159 | 107 | 76 | 31 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 30 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Management | 131 | 50 | 81 | 129 | 49 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 127 | 23 | 104 | 125 | 22 | 103 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 108 | 80 | 28 | 104 | 76 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 129 | 43 | 86 | 126 | 43 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Service | 113 | 93 | 20 | 107 | 88 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 121 | 16 | 105 | 119 | 16 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 18 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | - | - | - |