Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Brynna Nelson of Edgecomb, a member of the class of 2027 majoring in biomedical engineering, was named to the university's dean's list for academic excellence for the spring 2026 semester.

The criteria for the WPI dean's list differ from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI students are named to the dean's list based on the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and hands-on projects.