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Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 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. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI's pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 70 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; learning science; and more. www.wpi.ed

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 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. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI's pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 70 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; learning science; and more. www.wpi.ed

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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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Enrollment - 2022 Sep 9

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Welcomes the Class of 2028

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 - 2024 Sep 16

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Welcomes the Class of 2027

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 - 2023 Sep 12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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