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A year of inquiry, engagement, and community

As we prepare to welcome 2025, we invite you to share in our selection of favorite memories from 2024 — through photographs, podcasts, and stories.

A student performs an experiment in the new Spratt Lab at ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ

¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ’s Gustaf H. Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry celebrates the launch of a new $750K grant-funded life sciences facility.

Wynne Dromey ’25, MBA ’26 seated near painted works, that are part of the Embrace project. Photo by Natalie Hoang ’25, MBA ’26.

Artist, entrepreneur, and Newman civic fellow, Wynne Dromey ’25, MBA ’26 uses art connect with communities through local nonprofit organizations.

Charles Slatkin ’74 speaks at the First Launch Space Centennial kickoff event at the Robert and Esther Goddard Center, where a cherry tree was planted in honor of Robert Goddard’s Anniversary Day.

With the approaching centennial of the world’s first liquid-fuel rocket launch by Robert Goddard, the celebration kicks off.

Altogether different for the greater good

¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ is built for the kind of unconventional and independent thinking that allows us to value the imperfect and navigate the unexpected. We move through the world with confidence and curiosity, eager to discover what awaits and emboldened to act when our moment arises.

WHO WE ARE

Academics

Gain a world-class education grounded in both intellectual rigor and an urgent responsibility to elevate our fellow humans.

A student in an undergraduate biology class records field data at a marine center in Nahant

Explore majors

Browse undergraduate programs and learn about the experiential learning, study abroad, and accelerated degree options that make us different.

Two students working on a gaming design project at ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Graduate degree programs

Our globally recognized graduate programs will enable you to contribute to new knowledge and positive action in your chosen field.

A faculty member holding a microphone makes reference to the presentation space while lecturing to a classroom of students

Meet the faculty

¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ faculty are scholar-teachers who bring students into their research.

8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
In the classroom
65%
First year students receive need-based financial aid
Affordability
100%
Students complete an internship or experiential learning
Hands-on
64
Majors, minors, and concentrations
Majors and minors

Discovery and Impact

We think differently. We ask hard and good questions. We break down barriers to new knowledge and positive action.

A researcher examining water samples for a cyanobacteria research grant

Funded by $1.1 million in NSF grants, researchers dive into an undersea war of the microbes.

  • Sustainable cities

  • Geospatial analytics

  • Creative arts

  • Climate and Global Change

  • Political Science

  • Science and health

Admissions

¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵies are curious about the world and their place in it. We put our knowledge into action to make a difference.

Two students working on a science project in a physics lab

Undergraduate studies

We want to get to know you, what inspires you, and the ways you’ll enrich the ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ community.

A professor and their student gather specimens at the Hadwen Arboretum

Graduate studies

Join a community of world-class scholars researching solutions to address the challenges facing the world.

A group of international students at a welcome reception at ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ

International students

You are welcome here. Our shared understanding is broadened by the perspectives you bring to our campus.

97%
Of undergraduate alumni employed, volunteering, or in school six months after graduation
Success after ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ
4,148
Students enrolled: 2,372 Undergraduate, 1,776 Graduate
At a glance

Experience for yourself what it’s like to study at a small research university with a strong liberal arts core.

Still curious? Contact us to request more information.

Experience for yourself what it’s like to study at a small research university with a strong liberal arts core.

Adrian Ramirez ’25 and Richard Geli, M.S. ’25, work in the robotics lab.

A look inside the lab

Recent photos from the laboratories and creative spaces at ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ offer a glimpse into the work of faculty and students across campus.