About The WPI Business School

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WPI: Where Business Savvy Meets STEM Excellence

Since our founding in 1865, WPI has been the university where students learn to develop innovative solutions and deliver them to the world through business savvy. Rather than treating business as an elective, it’s central to everything our students do. 

Over time, The WPI Business School have designed programs that prioritize real-world skills, industry experience, and peer collaboration, while faculty provide students with hands-on opportunities to conduct noteworthy research. We know these approaches work because our graduates achieve exceptional success upon graduation, whether they’re being recruited by some of the world’s top companies or making impactful contributions in academia. 

CONTACT
Location: Washburn Shops
Phone: 508-831-5218

Our Ideology

Mission 

The WPI Business School develops adaptive leaders who create sustainable solutions, deliver globally responsible impact, and conduct transformative research at the intersection of business, technology, and people. 

Vision 

Bridging business and technology to develop globally responsible leaders who shape the world. 

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Leadership

Learn more about the dean, faculty, and staff members who lead The WPI Business School. 

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Faculty

Learn more about the faculty that bring their industry and academic experience to their classrooms and research.

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Accreditations

WPI is one of about five percent of business schools accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Their mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation, thought leadership, and value-added services. 

Additionally, our BS in Industrial Engineering is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., (ABET). 

News

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Media Coverage

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TheStreet
Coca-Cola brings back an iconic soda flavor ‘permanently’

Purvi Shah, associate professor in The Business School, researches the nostalgic brand love that drives consumers to organize to resurrect deleted brands. Her research is cited in this report in TheStreet about the upcoming return of Diet Cherry Coke. The article was republished in Yahoo News and by more than two dozen newspapers around the U.S.

 

Additional Publications: Yahoo! News | Economic Times | MSN | Miami Herald | International Business Times
Inside Supply Management
Tariffs, Rising Costs and Relying on Supplier Relationships

How will tariffs affect prices for consumers and businesses and how are supply chain managers making decisions on sources and suppliers? Joseph Sarkis, professor of management in The Business School, shared his thoughts with Inside Supply Management, produced by the Institute for Supply Management. 

Poets&Quants
2025 Best & Brightest Online MBA: Ermal Toto, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Poets & Quants, a news organization that covers business education, featured 2025 WPI online MBA graduate Ermal Toto as one of this year's best and brightest online MBA students. The recognition highlights students from the world's top online MBA programs who demonstrate achievement and leadership potential. In this article, Toto, director of scientific data, applications and web development in WPI Information Technology Services, describes how he benefitted from the online MBA program.

Additional Publications: Yahoo! News