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Former names | Massachusetts State Normal School at Worcester (1874–1932) Worcester State Teachers College (1932–1960) Worcester State College (1960–2010) |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1874 |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $34.5 million (2020)[1] |
| President | Barry M. Maloney |
| Provost | Lois Wims |
Academic staff | 217 full-time, 230 part-time |
| Students | 6,434 (2022)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 5,495 (2022) |
| Postgraduates | 939 (2022) |
| Location | , , United States 42°16′03″N 71°50′38″W / 42.267586°N 71.843760°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Royal blue and Gold |
| Nickname | Lancers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III MASCAC NEFC LEC |
| Mascot | Chandler H. Lancer |
| Website | www |
Worcester State University (WSU) is a public university in Worcester, Massachusetts. The fourth largest of the Commonwealth’s nine Universities, WSU enrolls 4500 undergraduates and nearly 900 graduate students in more than 80 undergraduate majors and minors and 39 graduate programs.
WSU was one of several Massachusetts State Universities that was founded as a normal school in the 19th century before evolving into a state college in the 1960s and achieving university status in 2012. WSU is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education which oversees 29 campuses including community colleges, state universities, and research universities across the Commonwealth.
- ^ Endowment Records Healthy Change in Market Value, Outpacing Powerhouses like Harvard (Report). Worcester State University. February 19, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Worcester State at a Glance | an institution by the numbers | Worcester State University".