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 | |
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
