100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1865
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Quarter
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,853
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $327,280,093
Admissions
Application Fee: $60
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,318
Room/Board: $9,960
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 68%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Raytheon, General Electric, General Dynamics, Teradyne, UTC,EMC, Fidelity, Analog, Intel, MIT Lincoln Labs
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 268,718
Number of current serial subscriptions: 23,591
Number of microforms: 112,493
Number of audiovisuals: 2,157
Number of ebooks: 26,557
Other library facilities: 3050 linear feet of Archives
Charles Dickens collection
Video Game Archives
Fire Protection Engineering Archives
15,561 web based full text electronic journals
150+ electronic databases
375 electronic theses and dissertations
18 station open PC labs
12 other public PCs throughout building
Multimedia lab
Instruction lab with 17 PC’s
4 Technology enhanced collaboration areas
12 laptops for loan within building
Software loan program
Digital e-copy film/fiche capability
2 PDF scanners for public use
14 group study rooms
ADA compliant workstation
4 public use copiers
1 DVD player
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: State-of-the-art specialized laboratories in all science and engineering research departments. See catalog.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 707
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 444
Classrooms: 142
Labs: 85
Other areas: 175
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 4,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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 Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 58%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 28.8%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 26.4%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 58%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (62%), sorority housing (3%), fraternity housing (21%), apartment for single students (11%), special housing for disabled students (0%), special housing for international students (1%), other housing options (2%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 17%
Doubles: 55%
Triples or Suites: 20%
Apartments: 7%
Other: 1%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 29
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 80 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Boston (45), Providence (40)
Nearest train station: Worcester (1)
Nearest bus station: Worcester (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 30%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 23%
Average undergraduate wage: 4,160
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (College of the Holy Cross)
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Night of the Dragon, Quad Fest, Winter Carnival, Homecoming, Greek Week, International Dinner, Cultural Festival