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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Overview

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The city atmosphere of Troy makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Known For?

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$48,623 Avg Cost After Aid
53% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at RPI have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at RPI is the doctor's degree.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 87% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from RPI makes roughly $100,141 a year. This is 145% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from RPI to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

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Contact details for RPI are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 110 8Th St, Troy, NY 12180-3590
Phone: 518-276-6000
Website: www.rpi.edu

How Do I Get Into RPI?

You can apply to RPI online at: admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/admission/index.html

Admission Requirements for RPI

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into RPI?

53% Acceptance Rate
34% Of Accepted Are Women
43% Submit SAT Scores
RPI has an acceptance rate of 53%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 66% of accepted students are men and 34% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to RPI submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 740. Math scores were between 700 and 780.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  ( 660 to 740 )
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SAT Math Scores for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  ( 700 to 780 )
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800
RPI received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 32 and 34.

ACT Composite Scores for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  ( 32 to 34 )
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Can I Afford Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

$48,623 Net Price
52% Take Out Loans
0.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of RPI is $48,623. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At RPI, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $9,707 a year. That adds up to $38,828 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RPI is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,564 Full-Time Undergraduates
31% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,614 undergraduate students at RPI, with 5,564 being full-time and 50 being part-time.

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There are also 1,160 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,564 full-time undergraduates at RPI, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 994
Black or African American 275
Hispanic or Latino 591
White 2,376
International Students 831
Other Races/Ethnicities 497

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at RPI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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