Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Rankings
Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total R&D expenditures | Research space | ||||||||
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Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
2021 | 192 | 43.3 | 448 | 173 | 25.7 | 691 | 208 | 23.6 | 909 | 264 | 45.7 | 583 |
2020 | 198 | 44.4 | 450 | 183 | 26.9 | 697 | 214 | 24.1 | 915 | |||
2019 | 195 | 44.1 | 447 | 153 | 22.6 | 696 | 219 | 24.7 | 913 | 280 | 48 | 589 |
2018 | 187 | 44.1 | 428 | 178 | 26.1 | 698 | 230 | 25.9 | 910 | |||
2017 | 218 | 51.7 | 425 | 180 | 27 | 684 | 226 | 25.9 | 897 | 279 | 49 | 575 |
2016 | 248 | 58 | 430 | 178 | 26.2 | 697 | 216 | 24.8 | 895 | |||
2015 | 220 | 52 | 426 | 189 | 27.9 | 693 | 217 | 24.9 | 897 | 277 | 49 | 570 |
2014 | 248 | 59.1 | 422 | 196 | 29.1 | 688 | 227 | 26.2 | 887 | |||
2013 | 217 | 52.4 | 417 | 194 | 35.5 | 555 | 243 | 28.1 | 884 | 288 | 49.4 | 588 |
2012 | 230 | 56.2 | 412 | 211 | 38.5 | 555 | 269 | 30.8 | 892 |
NOTES:
- 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
- 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
- 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.
Selected data for this institution are provided in the profile tables listed below.
Data Tables |
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Earned doctorates: 2021–12 |
by major field of study |
Graduate students in science, engineering, and health: 2021–12 |
by characteristic |
full-time students |
part-time students |
full-time students with financial support |
from federal sources, by field |
by type and source of support |
Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health: 2021–12 |
by characteristic |
federally supported |
R&D expenditures |
total |
by field: 2021–12 |
by source of funds and R&D field: 2021 |
federally funded, by agency: 2021–12 |
head count of R&D personnel: 2021–15 [temporarily discontinued] |
Research space and costs for repair and renovation of research space |
science and engineering research space by field: 2021–12 |
new construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction |
costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space by field and time of repair and renovation |