Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Rankings
| Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total R&D expenditures | Research space | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |||||
| 2023 | 163 | 65 | 459 | 188 | 72.7 | 679 | 203 | 78.1 | 914 | 248 | 59.3 | 602 | ||||
| 2022 | 193 | 58.3 | 457 | 184 | 73.3 | 680 | 201 | 78 | 900 | |||||||
| 2021 | 192 | 57.6 | 447 | 173 | 75.3 | 691 | 208 | 77.4 | 908 | 264 | 55.3 | 583 | ||||
| 2020 | 198 | 56.6 | 450 | 183 | 74.2 | 698 | 214 | 77 | 916 | |||||||
| 2019 | 195 | 56.9 | 447 | 153 | 78.4 | 697 | 219 | 76.4 | 914 | 280 | 53 | 589 | ||||
| 2018 | 187 | 56.9 | 428 | 178 | 74.9 | 700 | 230 | 75.1 | 911 | |||||||
| 2017 | 218 | 49.3 | 425 | 180 | 74 | 684 | 226 | 75.2 | 898 | 279 | 52 | 575 | ||||
| 2016 | 248 | 43 | 430 | 178 | 74.8 | 697 | 216 | 76.2 | 896 | |||||||
| 2015 | 220 | 49 | 426 | 189 | 73.1 | 693 | 217 | 76.2 | 898 | 277 | 52 | 570 | ||||
| 2014 | 248 | 41.9 | 422 | 196 | 71.9 | 688 | 227 | 74.8 | 889 | |||||||
NOTES:
- 1. This table only show data for past 10 years from each survey.
- 2. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
- 3. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
- 4. 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 |
|---|
| Earned doctorates: 2023–14 |
| by trend major field of study |
| Graduate students in science, engineering, and health: 2023–14 |
| 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: 2023–14 |
| by characteristic |
| federally supported |
| R&D expenditures |
| total |
| by field: 2023–14 |
| by source of funds and R&D field: 2023 |
| federally funded, by agency: 2023–14 |
| head count of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued] |
| Research space and costs for repair and renovation of research space |
| science and engineering research space by field: 2023–14 |
| 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 |
