Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. Its 17 academic departments offer more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. WPI's talented faculty work with students on interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Perspective Program. There are more than 45 WPI project centers throughout North America and Central America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe.
(see more)Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. Its 17 academic departments offer more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. WPI's talented faculty work with students on interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Perspective Program. There are more than 45 WPI project centers throughout North America and Central America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe.
WPI student Tessa Lytle competes at World Synchronized Skating Championship
Worcester Polytechnic Institute student, Tessa Lytle, is on the synchronized skating team, The Haydenettes, who recently placed 5th in the World Championships.
Local Residents Receive Degrees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 154th Undergraduate Commencement
WPI awarded nearly 1,100 bachelor's degrees and Congressman James P. McGovern provided inspiration as the keynote speaker.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Spring 2023 Dean's List
The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 2023 Arts & Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Announced
The School of Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce the undergraduate students who were selected to receive 2023 Summer Training in the Arts and Sciences (STAR), DraftKings, or Neuroscience Fellowship Awards.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Jack Adiletta '25 Awarded Prestigious 2023 Goldwater Scholarship
Jack Adiletta '25 has been named a 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholar one of the most prestigious undergraduate awards of its type in STEM.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Student Recognition Awards 2023 Announced
Each year, divisions and departments across campus recognize outstanding student efforts with the Student Recognition Awards. Recipients are either nominated or applied for consideration for these competitive awards.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Salisbury Prize Award Winners
A total of 26 undergraduate students out of a class of more than 1,200-were nominated by WPI faculty to receive this award.
WPI Announces Student Honorable Mentions of Prestigious Kranich Prize
The Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize is awarded annually to the WPI student who best exemplifies excellence in the humanities and arts and its full integration into his/her undergraduate experiences.
WPI Announces Student Winner of Prestigious Two Towers Prize
The Two Towers Prize is awarded to students who best exemplify a combined proficiency in the theoretical and practical aspects of course work and other activities at WPI.
WPI Announces Student Winner of Prestigious Kranich Prize
The Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize is awarded annually to the WPI student who best exemplifies excellence in the humanities and arts and its full integration into his/her undergraduate experiences.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces First Place Winners in the 2022 President's IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project) Awards
Utilizing research, science, and humanity, IQP finalists demonstrate global impact of projects.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Class of 1879 Prize Winners
The Class of 1879 Prize is awarded by the Humanities and Arts Department yearly for excellent work in the culminating project for the Humanities & Arts Requirement.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces President's Interactive Qualifying Project Award Finalists
Utilizing research, science, and humanity, IQP finalists demonstrate global impact of projects.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Fall 2022 Dean's List
The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.
Local Residents Receive Degrees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 153rd Commencement
WPI awarded nearly 1,200 bachelor's degrees and honorees included Massachusetts State Senator Harriette Chandler and Lesley Small Zorabedian '72, the first woman to receive an undergraduate degree from WPI.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Fall 2022 Dean's List
The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
ODIME Inducts 16 WPI Students into the LSAMP Scholar Program
On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME) inducted sixteen (16) WPI undergraduate students into the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Scholar Program for the 2021-2022 academic year.
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2022 Dec 14
Sustainability Innovation Challenge Winners Want to Transform Trash to Treasure
A proposal to recycle usable items discarded when students move out of their residence halls won first place and $1,500 in the 2022 WPI Sustainability Innovation Challenge, a week-long series of networking and skills-building seminars that culmina...
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Welcomes the Class of 2026
WPI, a global leader in project-based learning, is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems.
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2022 Sep 9
Andrew Mesa completed summer internship with HP Inc.
Completed internship project that utilized the Python programming language to develop a code interrogator for security logging to automate the collection of security intrusion information.
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2022 Aug 17
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
Local Residents Receive Degrees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 153rd Commencement
WPI awarded nearly 1,200 bachelor's degrees and honorees included Massachusetts State Senator Harriette Chandler and Lesley Small Zorabedian '72, the first woman to receive an undergraduate degree from WPI.
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2022 May 17
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces 2022 Provost's MQP Award Winners
The MQP, typically completed in the senior year, is a high-level design or research experience in the student's major field. This award recognizes the academic excellence of these projects.
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2022 May 12
WPI Students Develop Robotic Technology to Help Workers Sort Trash at Recycling Centers
A team of undergraduate students working with WPI researcher Berk Calli have developed robotic technology to help humans with the dirty and hazardous job of sorting waste at recycling centers.
WPI Announces Student Winner of Prestigious Two Towers Prize
The Two Towers Prize is awarded to students who best exemplify a combined proficiency in the theoretical and practical aspects of course work and other activities at WPI.
WPI Announces Student Honorable Mention of Prestigious Two Towers Prize
The Two Towers Prize is awarded to a student who best exemplify a combined proficiency in the theoretical and practical aspects of course work and other activities at WPI.
WPI Announces Student Winner of Prestigious Kranich Prize
The Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize is awarded annually to the WPI student who best exemplifies excellence in the humanities and arts and its full integration into his/her undergraduate experiences.