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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester United States

Ranking

# 851-900QS World University Rankings

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20 Postgraduate Programmes

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About Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a purpose-driven community of educators and researchers and has been the global leader in project-based learning for 50years. As one of the nation’s first engineering and technology universities, today WPI is a midsize research university in the heart of New England. With four distinct, yet collaborative schools—The Global School, School of Engineering, School of Arts & Sciences, and The Business School—WPI provides a rigorous and comprehensive STEM-based education. The university’s 14academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, leading to the BA, BS, MS, MEng, MBA, MFA, and PhD. An impact maker for higher education and the world, WPI prepares confident, competent problem solvers with a project-based curriculum that immerses students in authentic, real-world experiences.

Students have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center; Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center; Fire Protection Engineering Laboratory, which supports one of the world's few graduate programs in fire protection engineering; PracticePoint, a healthcare development and testing facility; and a lab to support the integrated photonics manufacturing sector. The Innovation Studio, the tangible home for WPI’s signature project-based approach, offers makerspaces, rapid prototyping labs, active learning classrooms, and space where faculty and students can create, collaborate, and build on ideas. Quirky traditions, like the annual Pi Day festivities or celebrating the birthday of Gompei the goat, WPI’s beloved mascot, foster a sense of community.

WPI's 38,000+ alumni, located throughout the U.S. and in more than 100 countries, have been responsible for many world-changing innovations, among them the liquid-fueled rocket; stainless steel; the airbag safety system; and the Area Rule, which made supersonic flight practical.

For nearly 150 years, the WPI motto, Lehr und Kunst (Theory and Practice), has honed the university’s focus on the importance of innovative research coupled with excellence in teaching. The result is a campus environment and culture that nourishes technological insight, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Graduate study and research at WPI is challenging, rigorous, stimulating, and meaningful. You’re invited to learn how you can be a part of WPI’s exciting community.

About Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a purpose-driven community of educators and researchers and has been the global leader in project-based learning for 50years. As one of the nation’s first engineering and technology universities, today WPI is a midsize research university in the heart of New England. With four distinct, yet collaborative schools—The Global School, School of Engineering, School of Arts & Sciences, and The Business School—WPI provides a rigorous and comprehensive STEM-based education. The university’s 14academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, leading to the BA, BS, MS, MEng, MBA, MFA, and PhD. An impact maker for higher education and the world, WPI prepares confident, competent problem solvers with a project-based curriculum that immerses students in authentic, real-world experiences.

Students have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center; Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center; Fire Protection Engineering Laboratory, which supports one of the world's few graduate programs in fire protection engineering; PracticePoint, a healthcare development and testing facility; and a lab to support the integrated photonics manufacturing sector. The Innovation Studio, the tangible home for WPI’s signature project-based approach, offers makerspaces, rapid prototyping labs, active learning classrooms, and space where faculty and students can create, collaborate, and build on ideas. Quirky traditions, like the annual Pi Day festivities or celebrating the birthday of Gompei the goat, WPI’s beloved mascot, foster a sense of community.

WPI's 38,000+ alumni, located throughout the U.S. and in more than 100 countries, have been responsible for many world-changing innovations, among them the liquid-fueled rocket; stainless steel; the airbag safety system; and the Area Rule, which made supersonic flight practical.

For nearly 150 years, the WPI motto, Lehr und Kunst (Theory and Practice), has honed the university’s focus on the importance of innovative research coupled with excellence in teaching. The result is a campus environment and culture that nourishes technological insight, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Graduate study and research at WPI is challenging, rigorous, stimulating, and meaningful. You’re invited to learn how you can be a part of WPI’s exciting community.

Available programmes

University information

Bachelor

6.5+
3.7+
1360+
100+
125+
61+

Master

6.5+
3+
315+
550+
84+
115+

6,674
80%
20%
992
34%
66%
509
86%
14%

Scholarships

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Rankings & Ratings

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is one of the top Private not for Profit universities in , . It is ranked #851-900 in QS World University Rankings 2026.

QS World University Rankings

  • 2015
    #651-700
  • 2016
    #551-600
  • 2017
    #601-650
  • 2018
    #651-700
  • 2019
    #601-650
  • 2020
    #601-650
  • 2021
    #701-750
  • 2022
    #751-800
  • 2023
    #801-1000
  • 2024
    #851-900
  • 2025
    #901-950
  • 2026
    #851-900

QS World University Rankings

  • 2015
    #651-700
  • 2016
    #551-600
  • 2017
    #601-650
  • 2018
    #651-700
  • 2019
    #601-650
  • 2020
    #601-650
  • 2021
    #701-750
  • 2022
    #751-800
  • 2023
    #801-1000
  • 2024
    #851-900
  • 2025
    #901-950
  • 2026
    #851-900

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