Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is a private, nonprofit research and educational institution located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. WHOI is widely recognized as one of the world's leading centers for ocean science research and offers advanced graduate education in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institutional type and level data from IPEDS are not fully specified in current records.

No specific credential-level program listings are on file in this data source. WHOI's academic offerings are primarily at the doctoral and postdoctoral level, focused on disciplines such as physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine geology, and ocean engineering. Prospective students and researchers should contact WHOI directly for current admissions and program information.

Woods Hole is a village in Falmouth on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and is home to one of the greatest concentrations of ocean and marine science expertise in the world. The location on Buzzards Bay provides direct access to the ocean environment that is central to WHOI's research and educational mission.