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Explore WPI’s top rankings and see what makes our university different from everyone else. From our top ROI and career outcomes rankings to outstanding placements for degree options and internship possibilities, a WPI education delivers results that you’ll see reflected in these national and international rankings. Find out more about WPI, our role as a global leader in project-based learning, and the academic choices across our four schools. Read about WPI’s history or about our founding tradition of combining theory and practice and the revolutionary WPI Plan. Check back frequently for the latest WPI rankings.

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R1 designated university

One of 187 schools in US with very high research spending and doctoral production

The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
$82,347

average starting salary, bachelor's degree (class of 2024)

100%

of undergraduate students are eligible for a Global Scholarship through the Global Projects Program

#18

for 40-year long-term return on investment (ROI)

U.S. News & World Report (2025)
Top 100

Colleges where low-income students get the highest ROI

Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce (2022)
Top 5.1%

worldwide out of 20,000 universities 

Center for World University Rankings (2024)
#15

career outcomes

Poets&Quants (2022)
#1

best online master's in engineering programs

Forbes (2023)
#12

top game design programs nationally (undergraduate)

The Princeton Review (2025)