Among the groundbreaking research, the state-of-the-art facilities, the goat puns (you think we’re kidding), the one thing that makes WPI stand out is its people. You become the best version of yourself in college, and everywhere you turn here, someone will be ready to help you get involved, follow your passion, and craft the most memorable four years you can.
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You have an insatiable curiosity—a desire not just to learn, but to do.
We’re right there with you.
The WPI experience spans both subjects and continents. You’ll use an education built around science, engineering, and the humanities and arts to create solutions for problems faced by real people across the city and across the world.
An unquenchable desire for exploration is the common denominator of everyone here, students and faculty alike.
WPI students have earned a reputation for being creative and “can-do” because they’re exactly that. Ready to join them? We’re ready to show you how—let us know that you’d like to learn more, and schedule a campus visit today.
It’s all about intersections
Everyone knows about roads less traveled, and they—as well as the intersections that connect them—are where life is happening, where challenges arise, and where WPI students are looking to improve the world.
WPI students choose six humanities classes to complement and enhance their STEM education, building invaluable non-technical skills that will set them apart in the job market.
And that’ll make all the difference.
“I definitely (enjoyed) WPI’s humanities and arts requirement … even in STEM fields, you’re going to have to communicate your ideas.”
Caroline Flynn, Senior Chemical Engineering and Professional Writing
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We're a premier technological university.
We’re a premier technological university.
WPI is a premier technological university situated in the heart of New England. The 95-acre hilltop campus is located in a residential area of Worcester, Massachusetts within easy travel distance to major cities in the region, including Boston and New York.
We are a mid-sized, research university with 4,700 undergraduate and 2,200 graduate students seeking bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts.
We provide an education that balances theory and practice.
We provide an education that balances theory with practice.
Founded in 1865, WPI holds firm to it’s founding mission to provide an education that balances theory with practice. Our hands-on approach to learning and research turns dedicated students into visionaries of the future.
WPI’s project-based program puts every student to work as part of a team, challenging them to solve important problems. Yes, they gain technical skills, but just as critically, they learn to achieve collaboratively, think creatively, and better communicate their ideas.
Explore your passions.
Explore your passions.
The Humanities & Arts enriches every student’s journey at WPI, creating well-rounded, globally aware scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and leaders with analytical skills and sensitivity to culture and context.
Our humanities component is broad, and flexible, and designed to encourage you to develop your passion by exploring an area such as art, theatre, music, language, literature, philosophy, religion, or writing.
Branch out and experiment.
Branch out and experiment.
WPI will help you tackle critical challenges around the world with an outstanding education rooted in science, technology, and math. Students choose their studies from more than 70 undergraduate and graduated degree programs across the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and Business.
At WPI you will be encouraged to branch out, cross disciplines, and experiment, whether in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree, a double major, a BS/MS, a specialized minor, or even designing your own major.