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Webb Institute Webb Institute is a unique, highly selective, full-tuition scholarship undergraduate institution. Every student receives a full-tuition scholarship.

Webb Institute is a unique, highly selective, full-tuition scholarship undergraduate private college specializing in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. We take a systems engineering approach to ship design, and our graduates leave Webb with the foundation to engineer anything. Our unique academic experience is coupled with a rich student life program that revolves around the water. Come find out what a Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering degree can do for you. Attend a day of classes to meet our faculty. Spend the night to get to know our students. Apply for the opportunity of a lifetime.

10/16/2026

Built to Build Anything.

That's the title of Webb Institute's 2026 Look Book, and it's also the shortest answer we have to the question we get most often: what can you actually do with a Webb degree?

Inside: the campus on the water, the dual degree in naval architecture and marine engineering, the Winter Work term that puts every student in the industry before they graduate, and the alumni who've taken that foundation into shipyards, design firms, the Navy, and places no one saw coming.

A special thank-you to our partners at Fifteen4, who designed the book with us from first sketch to final spread. They gave Webb a piece that looks and sounds like the place it describes.

Flip through the digital edition here: https://www.flipsnack.com/BFDE9F99E8C/webb-institute-2026-look-book

Ships don't start in the shipyard. They start with the people who design them.In his latest Freight + Fortune piece, Jam...
10/12/2026

Ships don't start in the shipyard. They start with the people who design them.

In his latest Freight + Fortune piece, James Lightbourn makes a point we talk about every day at Webb: the conversation about U.S. shipbuilding usually focuses on how many ships we build, but the real foundation is human capital - the naval architects and marine engineers behind every hull.

The numbers are striking. The U.S. graduates roughly 450 naval architects and marine engineers a year across institutions like Webb, USMMA, and the University of Michigan. A single shipbuilding college in China graduates about the same number on its own, with thousands more coming from other Chinese universities.

Revitalizing America's maritime industrial base means investing in the engineers first. That's been Webb's mission since 1889: every student studies naval architecture and marine engineering, every student completes paid winter work terms in industry, and every student graduates ready to go to work.

Thank you, James, for including Webb in this important conversation. 🔗 Read the full piece in the link below.
https://cavaliershipping.substack.com/p/the-human-capital-the-us-needs-for

P.S. The vessels pictured in this post are designed in 2020 by Webbies (Webb alumni). It’s proof of what this Webb pipeline produces. ⚓

Thank you to for spotlighting Webb Institute! ⛵The Bay Area's sailing magazine caught up with two Webb alumni who've m...
10/09/2026

Thank you to for spotlighting Webb Institute! ⛵

The Bay Area's sailing magazine caught up with two Webb alumni who've made their mark on the West Coast waterfront: yacht designer Jim Antrim ‘72 and marine engineer Paul Kamen ‘73. They overlapped at Webb, sailed together on our team, and both graduated debt-free.

Jim calls attending Webb "one of the best decisions I have ever made," pointing to the hard work, the tight-knit community, the honor code, and the Winter Work periods that put him in industry before graduation.

That formula hasn't changed. Every Webb student still receives a full-tuition scholarship, individual attention, and real-world experience in the field. And as U.S. News now gives more weight to student outcomes, Webb has returned to the Best Colleges rankings at No. 3.

A bonus for Bay Area readers: the China Cabin on the Belvedere waterfront came from a steamer built by William Henry Webb, who founded our school in 1889.

Read the full story here: https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/webb-institute-free-tuition-great-career/

10/06/2026

Float, sink… or topple? Our freshmen put the boats they built to the test at last Friday’s Freshman Boat Race … with the Webb family cheering them on! Watch the clip to see how they fared.

More soon. Watch this space!

Worth the wait! After the weather postponed the Freshmen Boat Race during Family Weekend, last Friday brought beautiful ...
10/05/2026

Worth the wait! After the weather postponed the Freshmen Boat Race during Family Weekend, last Friday brought beautiful conditions for our newest Webbies to take to the water… and the Webb family was there to cheer them on!

It was wonderful to see their creativity, teamwork, and engineering come to life, and watch how each boat handled the water. The big question: would their designs keep them afloat? 👀

With the Webb family cheering them on, it was a day full of excitement, laughter, and Webb pride.

Webb Institute has been named one of The Princeton Review's 209 Best Value Colleges for 2027! Selected from more than 65...
09/30/2026

Webb Institute has been named one of The Princeton Review's 209 Best Value Colleges for 2027!

Selected from more than 650 colleges and universities, the Best Value list recognizes schools that excel in academics, affordability, and career preparation. Webb was also named to The Princeton Review's Tuition-Free Schools list as well as the Best 392 Colleges, 2027 edition.

This recognition comes on the heels of our return to the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, and it reinforces what our community already knows: a world-class engineering education, outstanding career outcomes, and exceptional value, all in one place.

Small college. Big league. ⚓

09/29/2026

Family Weekend Q&A, unscripted.

A parent asked, “Is it better to spend all your winter work terms with one company, or to diversify?”

Owen Klimczak ’27 spent three sessions at NASSCO working on Military Sealift Command vessels and says it's a trade-off. It's a big advantage for anyone heading into that sector. Even for a career in cruise ships, though, working to military design standards builds an attention to detail that stands out with any employer.

That's the Webb difference: real shipyard experience, every single year.

🎥 Watch the full clip to hear it in Owen’s own words.

The weather may not have cooperated, but our Webb families made campus feel like home. 💙Thank you to everyone who joined...
09/29/2026

The weather may not have cooperated, but our Webb families made campus feel like home. 💙

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Family Weekend 2026! This weekend brought students and their loved ones together for classroom learning, Winter Work presentations, and a closer look at what makes Webb so special.

Thank you to the families who joined us and to the students, faculty, and staff who helped make the weekend so welcoming. The warmth of this community carried us through the rainy days.

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We’re proud to share that Webb Institute has returned to the .S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings for 2027, ea...
09/25/2026

We’re proud to share that Webb Institute has returned to the .S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings for 2027, earning badge-eligible placement across three major categories:

🔹 #2 (tied) – Top Private Schools (Regional Colleges - North)
🔹 #3 (tied) – Regional Colleges (North)
🔹 #123 (tied) – Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Non-Doctorate)

For years, our intentional, close-knit cohort model placed us outside conventional ranking parameters. Today, our rigorous dual-degree curriculum in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, 100% job placement, hands-on Winter Work Term, and full-tuition scholarship model stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the region’s top and institutions.

Thank you to our dedicated faculty, students, staff, and alumni who prove every day that world-class impact isn't defined by institutional size. It’s defined by excellence.

Read more about our return to the rankings on our website:
https://www.webb.edu/blog/2026/09/25/small-by-design-mighty-by-impact-webb-institute-returns-to-u-s-news-best-colleges-rankings-at-no-2-among-top-private-schools-and-tying-with-cooper-union-at-no-3-in-region/

Special thanks to Long Island Business News for highlighting this milestone for Long Island’s and NY’s higher education!

https://libn.com/2026/09/23/long-island-colleges-earn-spots-in-u-s-news-rankings/

Webb welcomed collegiate sailors to Glen Cove this past weekend for the 2026 COHO Memorial Regatta!Our waterfront came a...
09/23/2026

Webb welcomed collegiate sailors to Glen Cove this past weekend for the 2026 COHO Memorial Regatta!

Our waterfront came alive as our Webb Clippers competed alongside students from Columbia University, Hamilton College, SUNY Maritime College, Stony Brook University, Stevens Institute of Technology, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

It was a wonderful day of competition, camaraderie, and college sailing on the Long Island Sound. Thank you to all the sailors, coaches, volunteers, and supporters who helped make the regatta possible, and congratulations to everyone who competed!

A special thanks to William (Jack) Prior ’27 and Marc Leyk '28 who ran this committee and kept the day on course.

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