Worcester Polytechnic Instituteis a private institution that was founded in the year 1865. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of around 3,649, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 80 acres. It has a quarter-based academic calendar. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is ranked 62 in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.
Among the 13 colleges located in Worcester, Mass., The Worcester Polytechnic Institute stands out as the close-knit private school grounded in scientific education. The WPI Engineers participates in the NCAA Division III New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic Conference, encouraged by mascot Gompei, a goat. The original school mascot was the head of a goat, the school now uses a man made replica for the mascot. The students also come out in droves for the school’s club sports and intramural program, and all students have to take four physical education courses, varying from lifeguarding to the Leisure Education: Redefining Social Norms.
在WPI,”M * * * H”不仅仅是一个几十年的television show; it is also the student-led tutoring program more known as Math And Science Help. The student body population is absolutely male dominated, with men accounting for over 70 percent of undergraduates. Famous WPI alumni include Nancy Pimental, a writer for South Park and the cohost of Win Ben Stein’s Money and Robert Goddard, the inventor of liquid-fueled rocket.
Campus Location
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1865
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-quarter
Setting-urban