Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world's leading, independent non-profit organization dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education. Our scientists and engineers push the boundaries of knowledge about the ocean to reveal its impacts on our planet and our lives.

Accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.); Ph.D. and M.S. degrees offered in partnership with MIT; postdoctoral, undergraduate, summer, and guest student programs; more than 950 alumni/ae, including many in leadership positions in ocean science and policy worldwide