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 7,308 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 481 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at WPI. The average faculty salary is $120,110 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,283 employees work at WPI. The average non-instructional staff salary is $78,894. 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 Faculties | 408 Full-time / 73 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,184 Full-time / 99 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $120,110 |
| Staff Average Salary | $78,894 |
| Student Population | 7,308 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, there are 1,362 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,248 full-time and 114 part-time staffs work at WPI. By gender there are 720 male and 642 female employees.
Among them, 481 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 478 full-time and 91 part-time faculties. By gender there are 381 male and 188 female faculties teaching at WPI.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties 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 | 1,362 | 720 | 642 | 1,248 | 638 | 610 | 114 | 82 | 32 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 569 | 381 | 188 | 478 | 315 | 163 | 91 | 66 | 25 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 31 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Management | 124 | 46 | 78 | 122 | 45 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 125 | 26 | 99 | 124 | 25 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 110 | 78 | 32 | 106 | 75 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 127 | 43 | 84 | 126 | 42 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Service | 115 | 97 | 18 | 107 | 90 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 133 | 20 | 113 | 131 | 20 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 17 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - |