Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, focuses on instruction and research technical arts and applied sciences.

Founded in 1865 in Worcester, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities, and now has 14 academic departments with more than 50 graduate and undergraduate courses in science, engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and humanities and arts, leading to bachelor, master and PhD. WPI faculty work with students in a number of research areas, including biotechnology, fuel cells, information security, materials processing, and nanotechnology.

WPI offers a wide range of majors in engineering, science, management, liberal arts and social sciences at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It is most famous for engineering disciplines and is one of the top ranking to attend school for engineering in North America and around the world. Unlike many university colleagues, WPI does not incorporate the relevant departments to college or school.

WPI undergrad schedule is also unusual compared to most universities. Instead of the normal half, WPI has a 7-week terms, labeled AD, with the E-term optional in the summer. A term-usually starts on the second Thursday in August, while the D term is usually scheduled to expire on the first Tuesday in May. Each term is claimed roughly equivalent to one third of a year in another university. Thus, students can complete a year's worth of Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics only in the half of the half. The faster speeds allow for more studies (by the student's senior year, they have completed the four year course of normal track, basically gives them "extra" years). Graduate student calendar follows the conventional two-semester schedule.

WPI student performance evaluation system using an A, B, or C. If a student is not to satisfactorily complete the course or they choose to drop it, they will receive no Record (NR). NR designation is used because there is no difference between the courses dropped or failed attempts to solve them.

WPI Corporate and Professional Education (CPE) also offers academic opportunities to individuals and companies. The program can be offered online, onsite, on campus, or in a blended format. CPE has graduate programs, online degree and professional development workshops. Among the addition of new programs recently, CPE launched the first online Graduate Certificate in Protection Program Planning, and new Graduate Certificate focuses on Cyber ​​Security for Power Systems.

WPI consistently ranked as a tier-one (top 25%) universities according to US News & World Report. By 2015, WPI undergraduate program ranked in No. 57 of national universities that offer doctoral degrees. WPI is also famous for producing graduates high income. It is placed in salary this PayScale.com ten for median start since 2008 where he ranked 7th with graduates earn an average salary starts at $ 61,200 (more if including bonuses and allowances) in the 2011-2012 report. Businessweek currently ranks 15 national WPI for beating investment returns three Ivy League schools while Forbes ranked it No. 9 (tied with New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering) in a 2008 study, "Top High to Be Rich", based on the median salary for graduates at the beginning and end of their careers.

WPI also been named as 22 "Most Connected Campus" by The Princeton Review for 2006.

WPI innovative undergraduate program also enjoys a strong reputation among education officials; New England Association of Schools and Colleges favorable comment on the Institute's dedication and unique approach to science and engineering education. Furthermore, WPI emphasis on international education through the Global Project Program has received many honors, including awards such as the 2003 TIAA -CREF Theodore Hesburgh Certificate and be included in the NAFSA :. Association of International Educators list of fifteen universities to be used as a model for internationalization.

BusinessWeek has ranked Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) No. 1 in the country for a part-time Master of Business Administration (MBA), and No. 1 in the country for student satisfaction in the program.

In 2010, Interactive Media and Game Design 7 rankings of hundreds of university Degree Programs Top Design according to The Princeton Review. In 2011, WPI was ranked 6th.

WPI team participates as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III. Engineers are members of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). Male sport including baseball, basketball, crew, football, soccer, swimming & diving, track & field and wrestling; while women's sports including basketball, crew, field hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track and field and volleyball; WPI play football at the Liberty League.

During the 2012-13 season, Basketball Men was ranked second in the nation in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III and had their best start ever, going unbeaten in their first 22 games. On February 24, 2013, WPI beat Springfield College in overtime to win the NEWMAC Championship and secured a spot in the 2013 NCAA Division III Tournament.