30 Worcester Business Journal • Book Of Lists 2015 www.wbjournal.com
Largest colleges and universities
Ranked by full-time enrollment, fall 2014
Name
Full-time
enrollment
(undergrad and
grad) fall 2014
Full-time
faculty/
Part-time
faculty
FTE
employees
Annual tuition
in state/
(out of state) Head of school
Year
founded
1
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Rd., Worcester 01609
508-831-5000 • www.wpi.edu
4,852
336
149
1,053
$43,612: undergrad,
$1,325 per credit hour:
graduate
Laurie Leshin
President
1865
2
Framingham State University
100 State St., Framingham 01701
508-620-1220 • www.framingham.edu
4,609
186
173
561
$970
($7,050)
F. Javier Cevallos
President
1839
3
Worcester State University
486 Chandler St., Worcester 01602
508-929-8000 • www.worcester.edu
4,311
206
306
651
$970
($7,050)
Barry M. Maloney
President
1874
4
Fitchburg State University
160 Pearl St., Fitchburg 01420
978-665-3000 • www.fitchburgstate.edu
3,613
193
111
602
$970
1
($7,050)
2
Richard S. Lapidus
President
3
1894
5
Quinsigamond Community College
670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606
508-853-2300 • www.qcc.edu
3,337
137
445
407
$181 per credit hour
($387 per credit hour)
Gail E. Carberry
President
1963
6
Clark University
950 Main St., Worcester 01610
508-793-7711 • www.clarku.edu
3,095
200
153
680 $40,380
David P. Angel
President
1887
7
College of the Holy Cross
1 College St., Worcester 01610
508-793-2011 • www.holycross.edu
2,904
287
45
1,051 $45,080
Rev. Philip L.
Boroughs, S.J.
President
1843
8
Mount Wachusett Community College
444 Green St., Gardner 01440
978-632-6600 • www.mwcc.edu
2,814
91
345
633
$197 per credit hour
($402 per credit hour)
Daniel M. Asquino
President
1963
9
Assumption College
500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609
508-767-7000 • www.assumption.edu
2,208
144
137
545 $35,510
Francesco C. Cesareo
President
1904
10
Becker College
61 William St., Worcester 01609
508-373-1900 • www.becker.edu
2,021
44
104
271 $30,000
Robert E. Johnson
President
1784
11
MCPHS University
4
19 Foster St., Worcester 01608
508-890-8855 • www.mcphs.edu
1,400
N/A
N/A
260 $27,600-$44,280
Charles F. Monahan
Jr.
President
1823
12
Nichols College
129 Center Rd., Dudley 01571
508-213-1560 • www.nichols.edu
1,260
45
103
204 $33,000
5
Susan West
Engelkemeyer
President
1815
13
Dean College
99 Main St., Franklin 02038
508-541-1900 • www.dean.edu
1,069
38
94
234 $35,420
Paula M. Rooney
President
1865
14
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655
508-856-8989 • www.umassmed.edu
1,028
1,053
141
4,679 $2,640 - $8,352
Michael F. Collins
Chancellor
1962
15
Anna Maria College
50 Sunset Ln., Paxton 01612
508-849-3330 • www.annamaria.edu
998
44
138
179 $35,074
6
Mary Lou Retelle
President
7
1946
16
MassBay Community College
19 Flagg Dr., Framingham 01702
781-239-3000 • www.massbay.edu
514
25
80
N/A
$576
($5,520)
John O'Donnell
President
1961
Source: Each college.
1
With fees, $9,935 per year
2
With fees, $16,015 per year
3
Succeeded Robert V. Antonucci on July 1, 2015.
4
Previously Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, based in Boston
5
Full-time undergraduate day tuition only
6
2015-2016 full-time undergraduate annual tuition. Does not include room and board.
7
Became interim president on July 1, 2014; became president on June 1, 2015
- Compiled by: Roger Magnus, rmagnus@nebusinessmedia.com
Space
scientist
and
geochemist Laurie
Leshin (pictured)
became WPI's first
female president in
2014.
Began construction on a
$41 million science and
technology building in
2015, which will replace
classrooms and lab space.
Expanded computer
science offerings with
the addition of a
program centered on big
data.
Expanding to
Springfield, with a
regional clinical campus
being created in
collaboration with
Baystate Health and the
University of
Massachusetts Amherst.
