Worcester Polytechnic Institute
School info
3.9
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.4
Food
2.7
Clubs
3.8
Facilities
4
Internet
3.8
Location
3.3
Opportunities
4.4
Safety
4.1
Social
3.6
Happiness
4.1
Basic Information
Location
- Worcester, MA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private research university
- Established: 1865; 159 years ago (1865)
- Founder: John Boynton, Ichabod Washburn
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 70
Key Area
- Digital Health and IoT
- Data Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity in Healthcare
- Health Systems Engineering
- User Experience and Decision Making
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 7,308 (2022)
- Undergraduates: 5,246 (2022)
- Postgraduates: 2,062 (2022)
- Academic Staff: 478
Notable Alumni
- Robert H. Goddard
- Dean Kamen
- Robert Stempel
- Harold Stephen Black
- Naveen Selvadurai
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Good reviews
Overall 5
Came here for RBE. Best decision I've ever made.
Overall 4.7
Love this school. Have had so much fun in my time here so far. Love the clubs and all the friends I have made.
Overall 4.6
I could not be happier in my choice of a college. WPI has a welcoming environment that has a niche for everyone.
Overall 4.5
WPI is the kind of school that pushes you to be your best, gives you all the support you could want to get there, while letting you be yourself and explore your interests along the way. I've had a great experience here and have cherished being part of the herd more than anything else in my life thus far. Roll tech!
Overall 4.5
Big fan. Expensive tho
Overall 4.5
WPI gets a 6 on academics. Stands out as an UNDERGRAD RESEARCH INSTITUTION. Challenging fast classes. Super flexible curriculum. SUPER PROJECT AND TEAM BASED. Clubs and (surprisingly) Greek life are awesome. Even gender split. Frat parties are registered with police and 1/4 of bros are on sober duty, pretty safe. Cult classic among recruiters.
Overall 4.5
I have never loved a school I attended so much. Everyone is always trying to work together and help each other, which I thought was surprising because I thought it would be super competitive. The faculty members are great, the campus is a good size and there are so many scientific, artistic, athletic and social opportunities.
Overall 4.5
WPI is great and hosts a great community both academically and socially.
Overall 4.5
great school, getting my degree here will be great
Overall 4.4
WPI is a fantastic school for engineering degrees. My advice is to research into the particular discipline department you are interested in as some are much better than others.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.3
School faculty make this place barely tolerable. Don't expect to have a social life you will be too busy with brutal classwork. Project-based and focused on soft skills but if one of your teammates doesn't pull their weight or steal from you don't expect any recourse against them. The administration just wants your money and for you to graduate.