Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance, other

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 58% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 17% of housing units are Singles.
• 55% of housing units are Doubles.
• 20% of housing units are Triples.
• 7% of housing units are Apartments.
• 1% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 29 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 90% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Night of the Dragon, Quad Fest, Winter Carnival, Homecoming, Greek Week, International Dinner, Cultural Festival
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 153 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Psi Omega (drama), Chi Epsilon (Civil Eng. ), Epsilon Upsilon Pi (Mgmnt. ), Eta Kappa Nu (Elect. Eng. ), Order of Omega (Greek), Phi Lamda Upsilon (Chem. Eng. ), Phi Sigma (Biology), Pi Delta Epsilon (Media), Pi Mu Epsilon (Math), Pi Tau Sigma (Mech. Eng. ), Salamander Honorary Fire Prot. Eng. Soc. , Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics), Skull (Seniors), Tau Beta Pi (Engineering), Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Comp. Sci. ).
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Newman Club, Christian Bible Fellowship, Hillel, Unitarian Universalist Campus Fellowship
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, Chinese Student Association, Deutschklub, Indian Student Organization, International Student Council, Korean Student Association, Muslim Student Association, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Hispanic Prof. Eng. , Turkish Student Association, Vietnamese Student Assoc. , Romanian Student Asociation, Thai Student Society
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baseball, Fall, Classical Music Club, Cycling Club, Exploradreams, Game Development Club, Indoor Soccer, Motorsports, Ping Pong Club, Ballroom Dance Team, Photo Club, Science Fiction Soc. , Soc. for Medival Arts & Sci. , Club Sports: Alpine Ski Team, Cheerleading, Fencing, Freestyle Wrestling, Hockey, Indoor Soccer, Lacrosse (M & W), Rugby, Shotokan Karate, Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball (M), Water Polo. Outing, Sailing, Scuba, Soc. of Martial Arts, Campus Radio Assoc. , Peddler (Yearbook). African Percussion & Dance, Alden Voices, Brass Ensemble, Concert Band, Concert Choir, Improv Comedy, Interstate 8, JazzGroup, Masque (Theatre), Medwin String, Men's Glee Club, Pep Band, Simple Harmonic Motion, Trombone Ensemble. Prof. Soc. , Actuarial Club, American Chem. Soc. , American Inst. of Aero. & Astro. , American Inst. of Chem. Eng. , American Society of Civil Eng. , Assoc. of Comp. Machinery, Inst. of Elect. & Electronic Eng. , Management Soc. , Mu Sigma Delta (Pre-Health), Soc. of Fire Prot. Eng. , Society of Physics Students, Soc. of Women Engineers, Systems Dynamics Club. Bisexual Lesbian & Gay Alliance, Global Awareness of Environ. Act. , Justice, Student Pugwash.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Tech News (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston (45), Providence (40)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Worcester (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Worcester (1)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 30% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 23% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 4,160
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 11 fraternities
• 11 fraternity houses
• 29% of students are fraternity members
• There are 2 sororities
• 2 sorority houses
• 26% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (College of the Holy Cross)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited