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University · Worcester, United States

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

University in Worcester, Massachusetts

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From this institution's Wikidata record. Figures that change every year show the latest value; earlier years and longer lists open with a click.

About

instance of
inception
  • 1865
short name
  • WPI
industry
academic calendar type

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
street address
  • 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA, 01609-2280
postal code
  • 01609-2280
coordinate location
  • 42.2735, -71.8073
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 6,920 · September 2020
  • 6,421 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021
employees
  • 1,283 · September 2020
admission rate
  • 59% · 2020
admission yield rate
  • 19% · 2020

Rankings and recognition

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Finances

endowment
  • $589,684,000 · 30 June 2022
Earlier figures (2)
  • $634,544,000 · 30 June 2021
  • $505,506,000 · 30 June 2020
total assets
  • $1,164,377,000 · 30 June 2020

Structure and memberships

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Wikimedia and technical details (6)
Commons category
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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social media followers
  • 18,214 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 16687357 · 2 February 2023
Earlier figures (2)
  • 17,609 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 16687357 · 26 February 2022
  • 16,673 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 16687357 · 6 January 2021
Identifiers in other databases (44)
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  • wpi.edu · language of work or name: English
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  • wpi · language of work or name: English · Instagram numeric ID: 973801338
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X (Twitter) username
  • WPI · language of work or name: English · has characteristic: verified account or profile · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 16687357 · 20 March 2020
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