Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY · Private four-year · City: Small
5,954undergraduates
63%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$35,940average net price per year
83%graduate in 6 years
89%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 16,283
- Admitted
- 9,517
- Admit rate
- 63%
- Admit rate, women
- 58%
- Admit rate, men
- 59%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 16%
- First-year students
- 1,552
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 57%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 650-730
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 680-770
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 13%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 30-34
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
40 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Engineering (10)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Bachelor's (92 awarded)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (75 awarded)
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor's (48 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (50 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (68 awarded)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Industrial Engineering Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Materials Engineering Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (146 awarded)
- Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (237 awarded)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (60 awarded)
- Business Statistics Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (54 awarded)
Architecture and related services (2)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Architecture Bachelor's (52 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (1)
- Computer/Computer Systems Technology/Technician Bachelor's (53 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (4)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Bioinformatics Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Physical sciences (4)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Physics, Other Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (3)
- Game and Interactive Media Design Bachelor's (39 awarded)
- Music Theory and Composition Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (4)
- Cognitive Science, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Sustainability Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Graduate programs (42)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Civil Engineering, General Master's
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering Science Master's
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's
- Industrial Engineering Master's
- Manufacturing Engineering Post-bachelor's certificate
- Materials Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mechanical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Nuclear Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Systems Engineering Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Transportation and Highway Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Business Administration and Management, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Business Statistics Master's
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Management Science Post-bachelor's certificate
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Organizational Leadership Post-bachelor's certificate
- Artificial Intelligence Post-bachelor's certificate
- Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Information Technology Master's
- Applied Mathematics, General Master's
- Financial Mathematics Master's
- Mathematics, General Doctorate (research)
- Astronomy Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Architecture Master's
- Cognitive Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Doctorate (research)
- Science, Technology and Society Doctorate (research)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Doctorate (research)
- Game and Interactive Media Design Master's
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer/Computer Systems Technology/Technician Master's
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $61,884
- Housing and food on campus
- $17,530
- Books and supplies
- $1,310
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,680
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $82,404
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $82,404
- Total cost living at home
- $74,944
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $21,009 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $24,670 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $25,624 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $33,615 |
| Over $110,000 | $39,583 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 96%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 96%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $43,994
- Got a grant from the college
- 96%
- Average grant from the college
- $41,926
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 19%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 58%
- Average amount borrowed
- $8,839
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 71%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 82%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 83%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 85%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 83%
- Transferred to another college
- 3%
- Came back for year two
- 89%
| Pell grant students | 77% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 84% |
| Neither | 84% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 499 | 87% |
| Men | 1,164 | 82% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 240 | 88% |
| Black | 67 | 81% |
| Hispanic | 157 | 74% |
| White | 793 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 91 | 80% |
| Race unknown | 23 | 91% |
| International | 289 | 86% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,418 | 85% | 3% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 172 | 91% | 3% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 7,024
- Undergraduates
- 5,954
- Full-time undergraduates
- 5,889
- Part-time undergraduates
- 65
- Graduate students
- 1,070
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 7%
| Women | 31% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 21% |
| Black | 5% |
| Hispanic | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 43% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 5% |
| International | 9% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Small
- Address
- 110 8th St, Troy, NY, 12180-3590
- County
- Rensselaer County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Navy ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.