Issue link: https://nebusinessmedia.uberflip.com/i/1523471
wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2024 | Worcester Business Journal 67 E D U C A T I O N & N O N P R O F I T S F O C U S Largest colleges and universities Ranked by full-time or FTE enrollment, fall 2023 School Full-time enrollment fall 2023 (1) Full-time faculty/ part-time faculty Total employees/ MBA program? Annual tuition in state/ out of state Head of school Endowment/ (2) year founded 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609 508-831-5000 • wpi.edu 6,197 444 174 1,378 Y $57,960 $57,960 Grace Wang president $631,031,000 1865 2 Clark University 950 Main St., Worcester 01610 508-793-7711 • clarku.edu 3,830 253 181 953 Y $54,760 $54,760 David Fithian president $451,185,000 (3) 1887 3 Quinsigamond Community College 670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 508-853-2300 • qcc.edu 3,737 128 330 1,026 N $5,974 $10,918 Luis G. Pedraja president $869,529 1963 4 Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester 01602 508-929-8000 • worcester.edu 3,521 197 212 1,274 N $11,286 (4) $17,366 (5) Barry M. Maloney president $38,200,000 (6) 1874 5 College of the Holy Cross 1 College St., Worcester 01610 508-793-2011 • holycross.edu 3,197 315 33 1,749 N $60,050 $60,050 Vincent D. Rougeau president $1,043,300,000 1843 6 Fitchburg State University 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg 01420 978-665-3000 • fitchburgstate.edu 2,913 197 162 1,088 Y $11,046 (4) $17,126 (5) Donna Souder Hodge (7) president $27,386,202 1894 7 Framingham State University 100 State St., Framingham 01701 508-620-1220 • framingham.edu 2,396 166 129 654 Y $11,630 (4) $17,710 (5) Nancy S. Niemi president $60,285,204 1839 8 Assumption University 500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-767-7000 • assumption.edu 1,815 134 137 518 Y $48,552 $48,552 Greg Weiner president $102,793,975 1904 9 UMass Chan Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-5801 • umassmed.edu 1,394 1,441 468 6,729 Y (8) $39,380 $67,718 Michael F. Collins chancellor & senior vice president for health sciences $531,070,038 1962 10 Nichols College 121 Center Road, Dudley 01571 800-470-3379 • nichols.edu 1,265 49 93 370 Y $41,115 $41,115 William C. Pieczynski president $42,000,000 (6) 1815 11 Dean College 99 Main St., Franklin 02038 508-541-1508 • dean.edu 1,083 34 118 365 N $46,276 $46,276 Mark Boyce (9) board chair $63,021,233 1865 12 Anna Maria College 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton 01612 508-849-3300 • annamaria.edu 937 48 107 314 Y $40,332 $40,332 Mary Lou Retelle president $1,410,071 (6) 1946 13 Mount Wachusett Community College 444 Green St., Gardner 01440 978-632-6600 • mwcc.edu 894 (10) 59 175 655 N $5,760 $10,920 James Vander Hooven president N/A 1963 14 Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton 01536 508-839-5302 • vet.tufts.edu 414 (11) 109 10 527 N $61,118 (12) $67,618 (12) Alastair E. Cribb dean $123,920,322 (13) 1978 Source: Each school via survey as of Q1-Q2 2024. Notes: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) no longer participates in WBJ surveys. Total enrollment for fall 2023 was 6,327 students, which includes Boston, Worcester and Manchester, N.H. campuses. MCPHS reported 1,275 students at its Worcester campus on WBJ's 2022 survey. N/A=not available or not applicable. (1) Includes undergraduates and graduate students (2) Endowment figures fluctuate with value of investments; date given where provided by school. (3) As of May 31, 2023 (4) Includes fees; tuition is $970. (5) Includes fees; tuition is $7,050. (6) As of June 30, 2023 (7) Named as successor to Richard Lapidus, upon his retirement in May (8) MD-MBA degree offered through partnership with UMass Lowell; business courses are taken online and at the Lowell campus. (9) President Kenneth Elmore stepped down in May, and a search for his successor is underway as of press time. (10) Part-time enrollment is 2,419 students; WBJ had published total credit enrollment, rather than the full-time equivalent enrollment figure, on the 2023 version of the list. (11) For DVM program only; an additional 53 PhD & MS students and 21 LAM & MPH students (12) For DVM program only; other graduate programs vary. (13) As of Jan. 31, 2024 -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com Worcester Polytechnic Institute launched the nation's first PhD program in financial technology in April. Pictured is President Grace Wang. Clark University received a $10-million donation in March toward estab- lishing a new School of Climate, Environment and Society. Quinsigamond Commu- nity College is one of the 15 schools to offer students over the age of 25 free associate degrees and profession- al certificates. Fitchburg State University in May selected Donna Souder Hodge to become the first woman president in the school's history. After he stepped into the role on an interim basis following the forced resignation of the former Nichols Col- lege president, William Pieczynski became the school's ninth president in April after a half- year-long search.