The Mudd Design Workshop of 2017 had over 70 attendees. The following organizations and universities were represented at the MDW X Conference.
- Arizona State University
- Australian National University
- Clemson University
- Colorado University
- Colorado School of Mines
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Georgia Institute of Tech
- Georgia Tech
- Harvey Mudd College
- Innosight
- Iowa State University
- James Madison University
- Marquette University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- North Carolina State University
- Northern Arizona University
- Northwestern University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Purdue University
- Red Rocks Community College
- Segal Design Institute
- Smith University
- Stanford University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Irvine
- University of Dayton
- University of Maryland
- University of Michigan
- University of Michigan-Dearborn
- University of Oklahoma
- University of San Diego
- University of Turku
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington