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#309 of 14,131 In the World
#134 of 2,597 In North America
#115 of 2,496 In the United States
#8 of 221 In New York State
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Acceptance rate
53%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Avg. cost to attend
$40,070 /y
Aid receiving
97%
Undergraduates
5,614
Graduates
1,160
Male:Female Ratio
69:31
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
rpi.edu

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has an acceptance rate of 53% and is among the top 16% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 53% 52% 55%
Applicants 17,498 11,794 5,690
Admissions 9,277 6,112 3,156
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,322 934 383

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
571 or 43%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1360
or below

75% of them
had 1520
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are 1360-1520 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
199 or 15%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 32
or below

75% of them
had 34
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are 32-34 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Required
Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school rank Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 2858 (42%)
Nonresident Alien 1318 (19%)
Asian 1079 (16%)
Hispanic 646 (10%)
Two or more races 321 (5%)
Black or African American 310 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 234 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is $40,070 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$40,070/year
Average aid awarded
$35,754
Students receiving aid
97%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $18,024
$30-48K $19,136
$48-75K $24,779
$75-110K $31,613
$110K+ $41,203

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $57,100$57,100
Tuition in-state $57,100$57,100
Tuition out-of-state $57,100$57,100
Fee in-district $1,426$2,926
Fee in-state $1,426$2,926
Fee out-of-state $1,426$2,926

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 3,930
Combined charge for room and board $16,379
Room charge $9,119
Meal charge $7,260

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute majors

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has granted 1,582 bachelor's degrees across 38 programs, 486 master's across 36 programs, and 111 doctorate degrees across 22 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 262 26 7
Mechanical Engineering 239 38 12
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 114 22 2
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 96 25 10
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 105 20 5
Chemical Engineering 74 11 12
Information Technology 32 61
Business Administration and Management, General 61 27 4
Computer & Computer Systems Technology & Technician 76 12 2
Civil Engineering, General 62 19 3
Mathematics, General 69 1 7
Business Statistics 3 73
Architecture 56 4
Industrial Engineering 54 3
Physics, General 40 6 4
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 27 8 6
Materials Engineering 25 5 7
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 25 4 2
Financial Mathematics 29
Game and Interactive Media Design 24 5
Chemistry, General 15 7 6
Nuclear Engineering 18 2 3
Applied Mathematics, General 22
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 12 5
Cognitive Science, General 5 7 2
Physics, Other 14
Bioinformatics 13
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 12
Visual and Performing Arts, General 4 6
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 1 8
Pre-Medicine & Pre-Medical Studies 9
Psychology, General 9
Science, Technology and Society 2 3 4
Economics, General 2 5
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 7
Geology & Earth Science, General 4 2
Neuroscience 6
Systems Engineering 4 2
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 5
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 1 4
Sustainability Studies 5
Communication, General 4
Transportation and Highway Engineering 3 1
Architecture and Related Services, Other 3
Environmental Science 3
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 2
Astronomy 1
Grand Total 1,582 486 111

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has a graduation rate of 84%, which is among the 9% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 84% 82% 88%
  • Full-time retention rate - 89%

Publications & Citations

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a world-class research university with 44,714 scientific papers published and 1,219,166 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Computer Science, Biology, Materials Science, Environmental Science, Organic Chemistry, and Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Publications
44,714
Citations
1,219,166

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
33,430 / 915,476
Physics
31,121 / 893,849
Chemistry
25,812 / 769,966
Quantum and Particle physics
23,070 / 660,680
Computer Science
20,694 / 517,866
Biology
19,687 / 637,560
Materials Science
19,416 / 585,254
Environmental Science
17,142 / 487,718
Organic Chemistry
14,302 / 462,194
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
13,365 / 317,279
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
10,783 / 271,629
Optical Engineering
9,849 / 264,157
Electrical Engineering
9,729 / 217,661
Mathematics
9,681 / 227,947
Geology
9,392 / 271,951
Medicine
8,487 / 237,202
Geography and Cartography
8,358 / 216,380
Biochemistry
7,810 / 276,588
Business
7,771 / 194,343
Philosophy
7,086 / 159,533
Statistics
6,719 / 160,680
Metallurgical Engineering
6,719 / 209,202
Genetics
6,514 / 219,439
Nanotechnology
6,188 / 239,545
Psychology
5,930 / 186,493
Mechanical Engineering
5,671 / 124,024
Telecommunications
5,525 / 109,940
Political Science
5,508 / 129,070
Law
5,246 / 121,345
Chemical Engineering
4,875 / 228,886
Ecology
4,746 / 138,303
Management
4,696 / 128,685
Computer Vision
4,682 / 139,651
Paleontology
4,490 / 151,013
Physical chemistry
4,353 / 156,905
Aerospace Engineering
4,080 / 86,336
Machine Learning
4,027 / 99,230
Astrophysics and Astronomy
4,003 / 126,260
Computer Networking
3,979 / 77,980
Structural Engineering
3,950 / 93,620

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 662 5978
1991 827 6362
1992 1040 7282
1993 779 6950
1994 700 7814
1995 717 8360
1996 758 8547
1997 704 9048
1998 790 10068
1999 680 10657
2000 739 11302
2001 776 12400
2002 899 14252
2003 1022 16162
2004 1141 19153
2005 1196 23118
2006 1335 27348
2007 1300 30958
2008 1282 34316
2009 1311 38874
2010 1271 42605
2011 1288 47586
2012 1202 50871
2013 1406 55532
2014 1425 57808
2015 1364 60012
2016 1383 60821
2017 1335 64905
2018 1298 65929
2019 1428 71856
2020 1458 78362
2021 1399 92026
2022 1033 76954
Academic rankings

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni

  1. Jack Swigert

    Jack Swigert
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1931-1982 (aged 51)
    Occupations
    aerospace engineeraircraft pilotastronautmilitary officerpolitician
    Biography

    John Leonard Swigert Jr. was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, and politician. In April 1970, as command module pilot of Apollo 13, he became one of twenty-four astronauts who flew to the Moon.

  2. Matt Patricia

    Matt Patricia
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1974-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    American football coachcoach
    Biography

    Matthew Edward Patricia is an American football coach who is the senior defensive assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He has served 15 non-consecutive seasons as an assistant coach with the Patriots, including six seasons as the team's defensive coordinator from 2012 to 2017. Patricia won three Super Bowls with the Patriots, two as defensive coordinator, and presided over a defense in 2016 that led the league in fewest points allowed. In 2022, he served as the Patriots' offensive playcaller. In between his New England tenure, he was the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2018 to 2020.

  3. David Hayter

    David Hayter
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    film actorvoice actorfilm directorfilm producertelevision actor
    Biography

    David Hayter is a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is well known as the English-language voice actor for Solid Snake and Naked Snake in the Metal Gear video game series. He wrote the film X-Men and co-wrote X2 and Watchmen, and was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Writing in 2000 for his work on X-Men. Hayter voices King Shark on The Flash.

  4. Raymond Tomlinson

    Raymond Tomlinson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-2016 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    inventorprogrammer
    Biography

    Raymond Samuel Tomlinson was an American computer programmer who implemented the first email program on the ARPANET system, the precursor to the Internet, in 1971; It was the first system able to send mail between users on different hosts connected to ARPANET. Previously, mail could be sent only to others who used the same computer. To achieve this, he used the @ sign to separate the user name from the name of their machine, a scheme which has been used in email addresses ever since. The Internet Hall of Fame in its account of his work commented "Tomlinson's email program brought about a complete revolution, fundamentally changing the way people communicate." He is credited with the invention of the TCP three-way handshake which underlies HTTP and many other key Internet protocols.

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General info

Alternative names RPI
Rensselaer
Founded 1824
Motto Knowledge and Thoroughness
Colors cherry, white
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May)
Total FTE staff 1,483
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 110 8th St
Troy, New York, 12180-3590
United States
City population 51,000
Phone 5182766000

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