Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #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 |
| #1 of 2 | In Troy |
| #33 of 1,014 | For Product and Industrial Design |
| Top100 | For 10 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 53%
- 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.
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
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| |||
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.
Publication / Citation count by topic
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 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni
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Jack Swigert
- 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.
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Matt Patricia
- 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.
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David Hayter
- 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.
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Raymond Tomlinson
- 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.
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 |