Worcester Polytechnic Institute Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is 14:1, and the school has 65.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute include: Mechanical Engineering; Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Computer Science; Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering; and Civil Engineering, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 94.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	No
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Mathematics Sciences (biological or physical) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	14:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Mechanical Engineering 20% Electrical and Electronics Engineering 10% Computer Science 9% Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 8% Civil Engineering, General 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	5-year BS/MS Program in Fire Protection Engineering; 5-year BS/MS Program in Mathematics
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	94%
4-year graduation rate	65

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data