Facts & Figures

GOLD

rating for Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) 

Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) (2023)
13

patents issued

548

full- and part-time faculty (2024)

65%

of first-time WPI students graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA

1,841

degree-seeking graduate students

#40

undergraduate teaching - national universities

U.S. News & World Report (2025)
$84,464

average starting salary for WPI fire protection engineering (MS) grads (Class of 2023)

7,420

total degree-seeking undergraduates and graduates students

88%

graduates employed, in graduate school, serving in the military or volunteer service 6 months after graduation (all degree levels)

class of 2023 (2023)