WPI is famous for sending graduates with high salaries. Since 2008, WPI has ranked seventh in PayScale's top ten American graduates' median annual salary (20 1 1-20 12 graduates' median annual salary is 6 1, 200 USD). In the ranking of national return on investment by Business Week, WPI beat three Ivy League schools with a score of 15. Forbes ranked WPI ninth among the "Top Ten Rich Universities" in 2008.
In 2006, WPI was awarded the title of "Most Connected Campus" by Princeton.
WPI's creative undergraduate education model enjoys a high reputation in the field of education. The New England Association of Schools and Colleges spoke highly of the contribution of university education to science education. In addition, WPI's global vision projects are also well received, such as the TIAA-CREF· Theodore Hesburgh certificate in 2003, and the NAFSA International Education Association listed WPI as 15, which can be regarded as a model of university internationalization.
In addition, 20 10, WPI interactive game design major ranks seventh in the national professional ranking. 20 1 1 rose one place and ranked sixth.
In 20 15, Usnews ranked 57th in the latest comprehensive ranking of American universities.
According to Forbes Chinese website, NerdWallet conducted a salary sampling survey for all American graduates in 20 14 years. WPI's engineering department, arts and humanities department and business school all entered the top 50, ranking 38, 4 1 and 49 respectively. WPI graduates have 12 inventions that change the world. For example: the first liquid fuel rocket, the first commercial radio station, stainless steel, the first set of unbreakable passwords, negative feedback theory and so on.
Honorary alumnus: robert goddard, the father of the rocket.
Goddard won 2 12 patents for rocket research in his life and made great contributions to the rocket cause. However, the American government at that time did not realize the significance of his contribution and did not give him the support he deserved.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Soviet Union led the United States in intercontinental missiles, launching artificial earth satellites and manned space flight, which aroused strong repercussions from the American people. In "Historical Review", the United States published all Goddard's reports on liquid rocket research in recent 30 years in 196 1, which made Goddard known as "the father of American rockets". The American government named a space center of NASA "Goddard Space Center". There is a monument in the population center of this space, engraved with Goddard's famous saying, "It is hard to say what is impossible, because yesterday's dream can become today's hope and tomorrow's reality." 1959 while watching the rocket launch, Lin Bai thought of Goddard's blueprint for multistage rockets 30 years ago. He said with emotion, "I really don't know whether he was dreaming at that time or I am dreaming now."
We are all familiar with tsiolkovsky's famous saying: "The earth is the cradle of mankind, but mankind will not live in the cradle forever. First, they will carefully cross the atmosphere and then conquer the entire solar system. " Comparing these two great scientists, it is no accident that their career ideals are so consistent.
Tan Zhi, the well-known CEO of Focus Media, is also a famous alumnus of WPI. 1984 obtained a master's degree in computer science from Worcester institute of technology, Massachusetts, USA, and 1987 became the first doctor of computer science in the institute. The life of students in Worcester Institute of Technology is very rich. Zhoudu's annual activities not only attract a large number of students, but also attract a large number of tourists from other schools. Here are some representative activities:
Touch Tomorrow: 100 NASA Celebration: NASA designated WPI as the first university to hold activities. 20 12, 16 (local time in the United States), WPI expected to receive 2,000 tourists, but the actual number of visitors exceeded 7,000, making it a classic of NASA and university activities.
Dragon Party: An annual event to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China, sponsored by China Student Union.
Homecoming Festival: Funded by WPI Alumni Relations Office, this autumn activity will invite former alumni back to the campus to celebrate the past, present and future of the school.
Game weekend: a semi-annual activity organized by SFS. The school will hold various game competitions, such as board games, RPG and electronic games. It usually lasts for three days, in the first week of D $ TERM.
Coin Wars: This activity is an annual activity organized by the Brotherhood. Brothers and sisters will compete to see who can get more sponsorship for charity organizations.
Clothing! Prom! Party! : An annual event, near Halloween.
Winter carnival, etc. I won't go into details, please consult WPI official website for details. From 1982, WPI provides summer semester study programs for high school science students. Starting from 1997, WPI provides summer camps for girls entering the sixth grade to encourage women's development in mathematics and technology.
WPI cooperates with Massachusetts government and Massachusetts high school to support the development of "Massachusetts WPI Institute of Mathematics and Technology Education". This college accepts outstanding students from public high schools in Grade Two and Grade Three. Senior two students receive senior high school courses, and senior three students directly enter WPI to learn freshman knowledge. The purpose of this college of education is to promote the progress of mathematics and science and technology education.