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Colleges and universities
Ranked by full-time enrollment, fall 2015
Name
Full-time enrollment
(undergrad and grad)
fall 2015
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 Road, Worcester 01609
508-831-5000 • www.wpi.edu
4,967
359
155
1,108
$44,970 undergrad; $1,366 per credit
hour graduate
Laurie Leshin
president
1865
2
Worcester State University
486 Chandler St., Worcester 01602
508-929-8000 • www.worcester.edu
4,290
203
214
621
$970
1
($7,050)
1
Barry M. Maloney
president
1874
3
Framingham State University
100 State St., Framingham 01701
508-620-1220 • www.framingham.edu
3,901
194
143
576
$970
1
($7,050)
1
F. Javier Cevallos
president
1839
4
Fitchburg State University
160 Pearl St., Fitchburg 01420
978-665-3000 • www.fitchburgstate.edu
3,645
209
240
530
$970
2
($7,050)
3
Richard S. Lapidus
president
4
1894
5
Clark University
950 Main St., Worcester 01610
508-793-7711 • www.clarku.edu
3,163
203
109
684 $41,950
David P. Angel
president
1887
6
Quinsigamond Community College
670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606
508-853-2300 • www.qcc.edu
3,040
140
442
1,091
$181 per credit hour
($387 per credit hour)
Gail E. Carberry
president
1963
7
College of the Holy Cross
1 College St., Worcester 01610
508-793-2011 • www.holycross.edu
2,885
296
38
1,064 $46,550
Rev. Philip L. Boroughs
president
1843
8
MassBay Community College
19 Flagg Drive, Framingham 01702
781-239-3000 • www.massbay.edu
2,833
25
80
N/A
$576
($5,520)
David Podell
president
1961
9
Mount Wachusett Community College
444 Green St., Gardner 01440
978-632-6600 • www.mwcc.edu
2,776
89
341
628
$202 per credit hour
($407 per credit hour)
Daniel M. Asquino
president
1963
10
Assumption College
500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609
508-767-7000 • www.assumption.edu
2,167
148
140
579 $35,510
Francesco C. Cesareo
president
1904
11
Becker College
61 Sever St., Worcester 01609
508-791-9241 • www.becker.edu
1,586
5
44
6
104
419
7
$33,672
Robert E. Johnson
president
1784
12
MCPHS University
8
19 Foster St., Worcester 01608
508-890-8855 • www.mcphs.edu
1,507
88
44
200 $26,100-$48,875
Charles F. Monahan Jr.
president
1823
13
Anna Maria College
50 Sunset Lane, Paxton 01612
508-849-3330 • www.annamaria.edu
1,451
39
147
177
$33,840
9
Mary Lou Retelle
president
1946
14
Nichols College
129 Center Road, Dudley 01571
508-213-1560 • www.nichols.edu
1,203
48
92
213
$33,000
10
Susan West
Engelkemeyer
president
1815
15
Dean College
99 Main St., Franklin 02038
508-541-1900 • www.dean.edu
1,100
38
11
94
11
234
11
$36,660
Paula M. Rooney
president
1865
16
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655
508-856-8989 • www.umassmed.edu
1,021
1,369
338
4,741 $2,640 - $8,352
Michael F. Collins
chancellor
1962
17
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
200 Westboro Road, North Grafton 01536
508-839-5302 • vet.tufts.edu
434
112
17
450
$44,758
($49,886)
Deborah T. Kochevar
dean and Henry and Lois
Foster professor
1978
Source: Each college via survey. N/A = not available.
1 Figure does not include fees.
2 With fees, $9,935 per year
3 With fees, $16,015 per year
4 Succeeded Robert V. Antonucci on July 1, 2015
5 Becker's full-time enrollment figures were 1,449 and 1,567, respectively, for the 2013 and 2014 academic years; the data had been misreported in a previous WBJ publication.
6 Faculty figures are from 2015 survey.
7 Figure is the number of employees in Central Mass. as reported on the 2016 survey for the Central Mass. 100 list.
8 Previously Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, based in Boston; now offering courses through the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) on the Worcester campus.
9 2016-2017 full-time undergraduate annual tuition. Does not include room and board.
10 Full-time undergraduate day tuition only
11 Data are from 2015 survey.
- Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com
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