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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?

1,379 Undergraduate Awards

$48,623 Avg Cost After Aid

65% Acceptance Rate

The highest award offered at RPI is the doctor's degree.
During a recent academic cycle, 86% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from RPI with a bachelor's degree make about $102,051 a year. That's 150% more than those who graduate from other schools.
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?

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

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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	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into RPI?

65% Acceptance Rate

32% Of Accepted Are Women

52% Submit SAT Scores

RPI has an acceptance rate of 65%, 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 68% of accepted students are men and 32% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 52% 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 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ( 700 to 780 )

200

800

RPI received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 30 and 34.

ACT Composite Scores for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ( 30 to 34 )

Can I Afford Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

$48,623 Net Price

57% Take Out Loans

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 57% of students took out student loans averaging $10,092 a year. That adds up to $40,368 over four years for those students.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,262 Full-Time Undergraduates

31% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 6,283 undergraduate students at RPI, with 6,262 being full-time and 21 being part-time.

There are also 1,218 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,262 full-time undergraduates at RPI, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,044
Black or African American	292
Hispanic or Latino	663
White	2,749
International Students	1,003
Other Races/Ethnicities	511

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.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	250	0	38	17	305
Mechanical Engineering	162	0	21	11	194
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	117	0	23	8	148
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	7	0	100	3	110
Biomedical Engineering	65	0	14	11	90
Electrical Engineering	69	0	10	9	88
Mathematics	75	0	0	10	85
Chemical Engineering	61	0	7	16	84
Civil Engineering	53	0	17	6	76
Computer Engineering Technology	62	0	6	1	69
General Architecture	56	0	3	0	59
Business Administration & Management	58	0	0	0	58
Computer Information Systems	35	0	18	0	53
Physics	42	0	6	5	53
Design & Applied Arts	34	0	6	0	40
General Biology	28	0	2	3	33
Materials Engineering	14	0	8	10	32
Industrial Engineering	29	0	0	0	29
Chemistry	22	0	1	6	29
Nuclear Engineering	18	0	5	5	28
Applied Mathematics	0	0	28	0	28
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	20	0	2	3	25
Cognitive Science	7	0	5	7	19
Environmental Engineering	14	0	4	0	18
Health/Medical Prep Programs	15	0	0	0	15
General Psychology	13	0	0	0	13
Architectural Sciences & Technology	1	0	6	4	11
Science, Technology & Society	7	0	3	1	11
Economics	8	0	2	0	10
Systems Engineering	0	0	6	3	9
General Visual & Performing Arts	4	0	0	5	9
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	7	0	0	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	3	0	2	1	6
Natural Resources Conservation	6	0	0	0	6
Manufacturing Engineering	0	4	0	0	4
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	3	0	0	0	3
Sustainability Science	3	0	0	0	3
Geological & Earth Sciences	2	0	0	1	3
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	2	0	0	0	2
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	2	0	2
Philosophy	2	0	0	0	2
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	0	2	0	2
Music	1	0	0	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Mechanics	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Physics	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Science	0	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Operations Research	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Data Analytics	0	0	0	0	0
Human Computer Interaction	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,379	4	347	146	1,876

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.

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