Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private university in MA, founded in 1865 and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 4,892, and the graduate enrollment is 2,028. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a highly selective school, receiving 11,269 applications and accepting 59.0% of applicants. Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s athletics teams compete at the club, intramural, and varsity levels. Additionally, Worcester Polytechnic Institute employs 408 full-time instructional staff (91% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 13:1 student to faculty ratio.
