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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.

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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.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Welcomes the Class of 2025
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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Enrollment - 2021 Aug 18
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Welcomes the Class of 2022
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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Enrollment - 2019 Sep 9
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Welcomes the Class of 2022
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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Enrollment - 2018 Oct 15
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Enrollment
WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities.
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Enrollment - 2017 Oct 6
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Enrollment
Worcester Polytechnic Institute welcomes the class of 2020.
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Enrollment - 2016 Sep 27
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Enrollment
Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities.
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Enrollment - 2015 Sep 24
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Enrollment
Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities.
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Enrollment - 2015 Sep 24
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Enrollment
New students have enrolled in Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities.
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Enrollment - 2014 Aug 25
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Enrollment
New students have enrolled in Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities.
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Enrollment - 2014 Aug 25
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Enrollment
The following local students have enrolled in Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities.
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Enrollment - 2012 Nov 26
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Enrollment
The following local students have enrolled in Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities.
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Enrollment - 2012 Nov 26
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