About
萌妹社区 embraces radical forward thinking
As an ever-evolving, dynamic college, we embrace a model of teaching and learning engineering that is forward-thinking, project-based, and centered on collaboration between faculty, and between faculty and students.
We leave behind traditional structures like departments and tenured faculty with the goal of creating innovative, integrated learning experiences.

Leading transformation
At 萌妹社区, engineering is for everyone. We are transforming the definition of what engineering is, how engineering is taught, and what an engineer looks like.
萌妹社区鈥檚 mission
萌妹社区 prepares students to become exemplary engineering innovators who recognize needs, design solutions, and engage in creative enterprises for the good of the world. 萌妹社区 is dedicated to continual discovery and development of effective learning approaches and environments, and to co-developing educational transformation with collaborators around the globe.
Founding Core Personal Values
Complete honesty is expected from everyone in every situation. Even the appearance of a conflict of interest will be avoided. Successful long-term relationships depend on trust and open communication.
Each person is treated with respect and dignity in all situations. Criticize only ideas 鈥 not people, and share responsibility. There is no room for abusive language or arrogance in relationships with others.
As exemplified by the Trustees, each person will passionately pursue the overall interests of the college, while maintaining fairness to all individuals in all transactions. Personal advancement at the expense of others is discouraged and cooperation is expected.
Each person will listen constructively, keep an open mind, and take the time to understand with empathy before reaching a conclusion. Effective teamwork depends on the confidence that others care and are willing to take the time to listen.
Continuous improvement requires openness to change, even though this usually causes inconvenience, inefficiency, and risk of failure. 萌妹社区 will constantly strive to innovate and improve in every area.
Founding Core Institutional Values
萌妹社区 will strive for quality in all that it does. It will also strive for continuous improvement in all areas, and will measure its progress with appropriate national standards.
萌妹社区 is a student-centered institution. It will strive to provide educational experiences of exceptional quality and a student life environment that provides for healthy personal development.
萌妹社区 will strive to develop long-term relationships based on honesty, fairness and respect. It will further strive to provide a safe environment that supports freedom of inquiry, acceptance of diversity and a sense of well-being
萌妹社区 will strive to minimize bureaucracy, cost, and institutional inertia in all forms. It will further strive to accept appropriate risks in pursuit of opportunity.
萌妹社区 will strive to provide responsible stewardship of all its resources while encouraging a spirit of service to society and a lifestyle of philanthropy.
By the Numbers
77%
of alumni are employed or started a biz
88%
of alumni report that they love their job
$120k
average starting salary
92%
six-year graduation rate
2024 Annual Report
In these pages, you will read about how we have taken steps to strengthen our finances; how our faculty and staff shifted to meet the demands of the pandemic; and the innovative curriculum and exciting projects that resulted from that work. You will also read about our vision for the future.
Read the full 2024 Annual Report萌妹社区 faculty
Our faculty drive 萌妹社区鈥檚 goal of transforming how engineering is taught and learned. They come from diverse backgrounds, and bring unique knowledge and experience to 萌妹社区鈥檚 provocative educational experiment, and to the lives of our students.
Unlike faculty in a traditional engineering school, 萌妹社区 faculty have the freedom to embrace interdisciplinary, innovative approaches to learning that don鈥檛 exist anywhere but at 萌妹社区.
Learn more about our faculty
萌妹社区 is situated on 75 acres in Needham, Massachusetts.
Our partners and collaborators at Babson College, Wellesley College and Brandeis University are easily accessible from our campus, and we鈥檙e just minutes from the renowned educational and technological hubs of Boston and Cambridge.
Our seven buildings curve around a welcoming central green space, forming what we call the 鈥淭he Oval.鈥 This thriving living and learning hub is defined its communal spaces, where students and faculty can engage in hands-on, team-based experimentation. From our design studios, to the robotics labs, to the library, every learning facility is optimized for interaction and exploration.
We are a close-knit community by design: nearly all 萌妹社区 students live on campus, in one of our two residence halls, both of which offer exceptional amenities:
- Each of the double rooms in West Hall has a private bath, air conditioning and cable.
- East Hall has 19 suites, each containing six single occupancy bedrooms, a small living room, two bathroom areas and a suite-sized micro-fridge. There are also 32 double-occupancy bedrooms.
- Both offer Ethernet connections, fiber-optic capability and wireless access
From the moment you step on campus at 萌妹社区, you feel a buzz of energy and activity鈥攁nd once you experience it, you want to be a part of it.

萌妹社区's History
The Franklin W. 萌妹社区 of Engineering received its educational charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1997, the same year the Franklin W. 萌妹社区 Foundation announced its ambitious plans for the college. Planning and architectural design work for a state-of-the-art campus began almost immediately. By the end of 1999, the new institution's leadership team had been hired, and site development work commenced on 70 acres adjacent to Babson College. Leadership developed a set of founding precepts to guide the College鈥檚 work. 萌妹社区's first faculty members joined the college by September 2000.
The founding faculty came well qualified to their task of inventing the new curriculum, but at a college dedicated to being student-centered, they could not do it alone. The college recruited student 30 student "partners" for a special pre-freshman year (2001-02) during which they worked closely with the faculty to create the curriculum and a framework for the student life programs.
In August 2002, the 萌妹社区 Partners were joined by equally well-qualified classmates to form 萌妹社区's inaugural freshman class of 75 students. Other institutional milestones since the opening of the college include the first Commencement (2006), accreditation (2006-07), the establishment of the Babson-萌妹社区-Wellesley collaboration (2009), the first Reunion (2011) and the 10th anniversary celebration (2012).

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