Worcester Polytechnic Institute

university in Worcester, Massachusetts
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Summary

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a university[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (405 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute was a member of Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations[3].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute was a member of Association of American Colleges and Universities[4].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute was a member of American Council on Education[5].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute was a member of Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition[6].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in Worcester[7].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute is in the country of United States[8].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's image is recorded as Wpi boytonhall.JPG[9].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's instance of is recorded as university[10].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution[11].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's logo image is recorded as WPI wordmark.svg[12].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119570327[13].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 312537740[14].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's GND ID is recorded as 507179-3[15].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83061680[16].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12244803t[17].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's IdRef ID is recorded as 031183573[18].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA18036664[19].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's postal code is recorded as 01609-2280[20].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Commons category is recorded as Worcester Polytechnic Institute[21].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's industry is recorded as higher education[22].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's has part is recorded as WPI Engineers[23].
  • +1865-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Worcester Polytechnic Institute[24].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.273488888889, 'lon': -71.80735}[25].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01q96q[26].
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute's official website is recorded as http://www.wpi.edu[27].

Body

Founding

+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Worcester Polytechnic Institute[24].

Identity

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WPI'}[28].

Industry

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's industry is recorded as higher education[22].

Why It Matters

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranks in the top 2% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (405 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [6] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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