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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 61 E D U C AT 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 2025 School Full-time enrollment fall 2025 (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 6,291 455 210 1,377 Y $61,790 $61,790 Grace Wang president $733,903,000 1865 2 Quinsigamond Community College 670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 508-853-2300 • qcc.edu 4,819 131 387 1,183 N $5,592 (3) $10,536 (3) Luis G. Pedraja (4) president $7,367,456 (5) 1963 3 Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester 01602 508-929-8000 • worcester.edu 3,507 195 205 1,268 N $12,344 $18,424 Barry M. Maloney president $49,426,759 (6) 1874 4 College of the Holy Cross 1 College St., Worcester 01610 508-793-2011 • holycross.edu 3,084 346 47 1,311 N $70,220 (7) $70,220 (7) Vincent D. Rougeau president $1,207,691,000 (6) 1843 5 Clark University 950 Main St., Worcester 01610 508-793-7711 • clarku.edu 2,920 221 149 1,140 Y $62,070 (7) $62,070 (7) David Fithian president $501,300,000 1887 6 Fitchburg State University 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg 01420 978-665-3000 • fitchburgstate.edu 2,578 184 236 1,096 Y $11,886 (8) $17,966 (9) Donna Souder Hodge president $35,087,875 1894 7 Framingham State University 100 State St., Framingham 01701 508-620-1220 • framingham.edu 2,387 161 129 1,100 Y $12,590 (8) $18,670 (9) Nancy S. Niemi president $76,900,000 (10) 1839 8 Assumption University 500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-767-7000 • assumption.edu 1,849 139 110 504 Y $54,070 (7) $54,070 (7) Greg Weiner president $107,357,442 1904 9 UMass Chan Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-5801 • umassmed.edu 1,438 1,347 380 6,406 Y (11) $44,292 (7) $76,164 (7) David McManus (12) chancellor $733,000,000 1962 10 Nichols College 121 Center Road, Dudley 01571 800-470-3379 • nichols.edu 1,017 47 66 310 Y $44,600 (7) $44,600 (7) William C. Pieczynski president $33,500,000 (6) 1815 11 Dean College 99 Main St., Franklin 02038 508-541-1508 • dean.edu 1,001 34 95 365 (13) N $48,128 $48,128 J. Darrell Kulesza (14) interim president N/A 1865 12 Mount Wachusett Community College 444 Green St., Gardner 01440 978-632-6600 • mwcc.edu 956 (15) 327 (16) 328 (16) 661 N $6,350 (17) $11,270 (18) James Vander Hooven president $13,148,675 (19) 1963 13 Anna Maria College (20) 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton 01612 508-849-3300 • annamaria.edu 886 50 102 342 Y $43,008 $43,008 Sean Ryan president N/A 1946 14 Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton 01536 508-839-5302 • vet.tufts.edu 486 (21) 114 8 627 N $66,284 (21) $72,784 (21) Alastair E. Cribb dean $138,354,205 (6) 1978 Source: Each school via survey as of Q1 2026. Notes: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) no longer participates in WBJ surveys. Total enrollment for fall 2024 was 5,945 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) Includes fees for 2026-2027 academic year, 24-credit year (4) Expected to retire on July 31, 2027 (5) As of Dec. 31, 2025 (6) As of June 30, 2025 (7) 2026-2027 academic year (8) Includes fees for 2026-2027 academic year; tuition is $970. (9) Includes fees for 2026-2027 academic year; tuition is $7,050. (10) Includes University Endowment and FSU Foundation Endowment for fiscal year 2025 (11) MD-MBA degree offered through partnership with UMass Lowell; business courses are taken online and at the Lowell campus. (12) Michael Collins stepped down as chancellor at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year. (13) From WBJ's 2024 survey (14) President Kenneth Elmore stepped down in May, and a search for his permanent successor is underway. (15) 2,870 part-time enrollment (16) From WBJ's 2025 survey (17) For 24-credit year, including fees; MassEducate and MassReconnect initiatives have made community college tuition free for eligible students. More information is available at mass.edu. (18) For 24-credit year, including fees (19) As of June 30, 2024 (20) Citing financial hardship, Anna Maria College ceased academic operations at the end of the spring 2026 semester after 80 years of operation. Worcester State University has guaranteed academic transfers to current Anna Maria students, and Assumption University plans to absorb Anna Maria College's nursing program. (21) For doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) program -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com #1 WPI's international graduate student enrollment fell 14.4%, from 807 to 691 students between fall 2024 and 2025, according to its data. Pictured is WPI President Grace Wang. #2 Under Luis Pedraja, who plans to retire in 2027, enrollment at QCC reached its highest levels since 2012, with about 9,000 students enrolling in the college's fall 2025 semester. #13 The four parcels that make up the closing Anna Maria campus have a com- bined 2026 assessed value of $42.03 million, according to Town of Paxton property records. #14 For fiscal 2025, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton received $10.86 million for 19 awards in National Institutes of Health funding, ranking it second to UMass Chan Medical School for NIH grants in the region. #8 Under a new partnership with the City of Worcester, known as Worcester Together, Assumption will offer scholarships to every Worcester Public Schools student admitted to the university for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.