Worcester Polytechnic Institute Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 92% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 85% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 82% of our freshman graduate in four years.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• mechanical engineering
• electrical engineering
• civil engineering

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Quarter System (four terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 1 summer session(s) that consist of 7 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August.

• 20% continue immediately.
• 25% continue within one year.
• 60% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 5%
• Medical School: 5%
• Graduate Business Programs: 25%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 65%

• Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, MIT, Northwestern University, Stanford University, Worcester
• Polytech Inst.

• General Electric, ABB Combustion Engines, United Technologies.

• Robert Goddard, founder of modern rocketry; Paul Allaire, CEO, Xerox.