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76 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2021 | wbjournal.com F O C U S E D U C A T I O N & N O N P R O F I T S Top colleges and universities Ranked by full-time enrollment, fall 2020 School Full-time enrollment (undergrad and grad) fall 2020 Full-time faculty/ part-time faculty Total 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 5,429 408 73 1,390 Y $53,100 $53,100 Laurie Leshin president $505,506,000 1865 2 Quinsigamond Community College 670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 508-853-2300 • www.qcc.edu 5,118 N/A N/A 987 N $205 per credit $411 per credit Luis G. Pedraja president $4,673,389 1963 3 Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester 01602 508-929-8000 • www.worcester.edu 4,596 203 208 858 N $970 (a) $7,050 Barry M. Maloney president $35,000,000 1874 4 Fitchburg State University 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg 01420 978-665-3000 • www.fitchburgstate.edu 3,349 200 182 620 Y $970 $7,050 Richard S. Lapidus president $22,609,954 1894 5 Framingham State University 100 State St., Framingham 01701 508-620-1220 • www.framingham.edu 3,195 189 112 665 Y $11,380 $17,460 F. Javier Cevallos president $46,600,000 1839 6 Clark University 950 Main St., Worcester 01610 508-793-7711 • www.clarku.edu 3,162 217 176 897 Y $48,250 $48,250 David Fithian president $410,000,000 1887 7 College of the Holy Cross 1 College St., Worcester 01610 508-793-2011 • www.holycross.edu 2,996 295 35 1116 N $54,050 $54,050 Vincent Rougeau president $760,299,000 1843 8 Assumption University 500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-767-7000 • www.assumption.edu 2,160 143 144 379 Y $43,178 $43,178 Francesco C. Cesareo president $82,904,251 1904 9 MCPHS University 19 Foster St., Worcester 01608 508-373-5649 • www.mcphs.edu 1,500 N/A N/A N/A N $34,700 $34,700 Richard J. Lessard president N/A 1823 10 Nichols College 129 Center Road, Dudley 01571 508-213-1560 • www.nichols.edu 1,458 53 98 294 Y $50,490 $50,490 Glenn Sulmasy president $21,828,052 1815 11 University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-8989 • www.umassmed.edu 1,292 1,286 405 6,139 Y (b) $36,570 $62,899 Michael F. Collins Chancellor, UMass Medical School senior vice president for the health sciences, University of Massachusetts $346,586,715 1962 12 Anna Maria College 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton 01612 508-849-3360 • www.annamaria.edu 1,230 42 152 322 Y $36,920 $36,920 Mary Lou Retelle president $6,022,423 1946 13 Dean College 99 Main St., Franklin 02038 508-541-1508 • www.dean.edu 1,200 27 173 385 N $41,118 $41,118 Paula M. Rooney president $58,700,000 1865 14 Mount Wachusett Community College 444 Green St., Gardner 01440 978-632-6600 • www.mwcc.edu 1,021 75 430 611 N $222 per credit $427 per credit James Vander Hooven president N/A 1963 15 Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton 01536 508-839-5302 • vet.tufts.edu 450 105 10 512 N $53,819 $60,694 Alastair E. Cribb dean and Henry and Lois Foster professor $93,094,678 1978 Source: Each college via survey, colleges' websites Note: N/A = not available. (a) Required fees equal $9,616 for both in-state and out-of-state students. (b) MD-MBA degree offered through partnership with UMass Lowell; business courses are taken online and at the Lowell campus. - Compiled by: Timothy Doyle, tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com Nichols College in 2021 surpassed its six-year fundraising goal by $21 million to raise $66 million for scholarships and renovations. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is ranked fifth for the best value in Massachusetts, by the website SmartAsset. Quinsigamond Community College's online associate program is ranked fifth nationally for best return on investment, by the website OnlineU. Pictured is QCC President Luis Pedraja. Clark University in March established the Becker School of Design & Technology to absorb the game design and esports programs from now closed Becker College. In February, UMass Medical School received $435,000 in donations to aid in COVID-19 vaccine distribu- tion. Pictured is Chancellor Michael F. Collins.