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42 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2019 | wbjournal.com F O C U S E D U C A T I O N Top colleges and universities Ranked by full-time enrollment, fall 2018 School Full-time enrollment (undergrad and grad) fall 2018 Full-time faculty/ part-time faculty FTE employees/ MBA program? Annual tuition in state (out of state) Head of school Endowment/ year founded 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609-2280 508-831-5000 • www.wpi.edu 5,371 400 98 1,251 Y $49,860 undergraduate; $1,513 per credit hour for graduate Laurie Leshin president $521,500,000 1865 2 Fitchburg State University 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg 01420 978-665-3000 • www.fitchburgstate.edu 4,745 209 3 548 Y $970 (a) ($7,050) (b) Richard S. Lapidus president $19,886,936 1894 3 Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester 01602 508-929-8000 • www.worcester.edu 4,331 213 257 558 N $970 (a) ($7,050) (b) Barry M. Maloney president $31,353,905 1874 4 Quinsigamond Community College 670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 508-853-2300 • www.qcc.edu 4,324 (c) 134 409 1,112 N $197 per credit hour (d) ($403 per credit hour) (d) Luis G. Pedraja president $3,900,000 1963 5 Framingham State University 100 State St., Framingham 01701 508-620-1220 • www.framingham.edu 3,580 200 127 589 Y $970 (a) ($7,050) (b) F. Javier Cevallos president $41,800,000 1839 6 Clark University 950 Main St., Worcester 01610 508-793-7711 • www.clarku.edu 3,122 212 158 698 Y $45,380 David P. Angel president $424,000,000 1887 7 College of the Holy Cross 1 College St., Worcester 01610 508-793-2011 • www.holycross.edu 3,102 290 38 1,077 N $52,100 Rev. Philip L. Boroughs S.J. president $783,207,000 1843 8 Mount Wachusett Community College 444 Green St., Gardner 01440 978-632-6600 • www.mwcc.edu 2,272 73 285 459 (e) N $229.50 per credit hour ($422 per credit hour) James Vander Hooven president $10,029,525 1963 9 Assumption College 500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-767-7000 • www.assumption.edu 2,110 140 153 390 Y $40,208 Francesco C. Cesareo president $109,686,956 1904 10 Becker College 61 Sever St., Worcester 01609 877-523-2537 • www.becker.edu 1,839 48 127 286 N $35,600 Nancy Crimmin president $5,100,000 1784 11 MCPHS University 19 Foster St., Worcester 01608 508-373-5649 • www.mcphs.edu 1,490 103 116 229 N $27,900-$51,600 Charles F. Monahan Jr. president N/A 1823 12 Nichols College 129 Center Road, Dudley 01571 508-213-1560 • www.nichols.edu 1,349 50 90 235 Y $34,615 (f) Susan West Engelkemeyer president $15,400,000 1815 13 University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-8989 • www.umassmed.edu 1,185 1,330 419 4,500 Y (g) $14,300-$44,443 (h) ($20,520-$61,050) (i) Michael F. Collins chancellor & SVP, health sciences $222,396,398 1962 14 Anna Maria College 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton 01612 508-849-3330 • www.annamaria.edu 1,167 42 160 184 Y $35,480 Mary Lou Retelle president $5,152,861 1946 15 Dean College (j) 99 Main St., Franklin 02038 877-879-3326 • www.dean.edu 1,162 29 100 236 N $39,234 Paula M. Rooney president $47,000,000 1865 16 Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton 01536 508-839-5302 • vet.tufts.edu 427 99 13 550 N $51,116 (k) ($56,116) (k) Alastair Cribb dean $70,755,450 1978 17 Bay Path University; The American Women's College (online/hybrid) (l) 1 Picker Road, Sturbridge 01566 800-495-7284 or 413-889-3022 • www.baypath.edu 76 (m) 0 23 8 N $400 per credit hour Carol A. Leary president $50,797,794 1897 Source: Each college via survey. N/A = not available. (a) $10,336 with fees (b) $16,416 with fees (c) FTE enrollment Pawtucket Red Sox and WPI signed an agreement joining where the school will create technology for the team's planned Worcester ballpark. Clark introduced what it claims is the country's first certificate program in cannabis control regulation. It's an online program called Certificate in Regulatory Affairs for Cannabis Control. Holy Cross plans to open a new $30-million recreation and wellness center off College Street to open by the fall of 2020 and started construction this past March. Assumption is branching out from its liberal arts programs to add new science-based majors like neuroscience, nursing, and cybersecurity. At Becker, tuition and fees for residential students are $54,175, and an average student pays $29,792 after aid. Anna Maria College launched a master's degree in pastoral ministry in 2019. Pictured is President Mary Lou Retelle.