Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Comparison

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • RPI Troy, NY
  • Setting
  • RPI Small City
  • Total enrollment
  • RPI 7,040
  • Type
  • RPI Private 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • RPI #130
  • Religious Affiliation
  • RPI -
  • Status
  • RPI Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • RPI

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • RPI $64,081
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • RPI $64,081
  • Room & Board
  • RPI $18,120
  • Average Net Price
  • RPI $38,887
  • Average Grant Aid
  • RPI $43,517
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • RPI 95%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • RPI 17,175
  • Admitted
  • RPI 10,901
  • Acceptance Rate
  • RPI 63.5%
  • Enrolled
  • RPI 12.1%
  • Typical SAT score
  • RPI 1440
  • Typical ACT score
  • RPI 32
  • Average High School GPA
  • RPI 3.88
  • Typical High School Grades
  • RPI A
  • Admissions Standards
  • RPI Exceptional
  • Applicant Competition
  • RPI Low
  • ACT Range
  • RPI 30/34
  • SAT Range
  • RPI 1375/1510
  • Submit Test Scores
  • RPI Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • RPI Jan 15, 2027

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • RPI 14:1
  • Popular Majors
  • RPI
    • Engineering (53%)
    • Computer and Information Sciences (9%)
    • Business (8%)
    • Engineering Technology (5%)
    • Architecture (5%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • RPI 84%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • RPI $82,500
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • RPI 92%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • RPI $27,500
  • Median Loan Payment
  • RPI $284

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • RPI 69%
  • % Women
  • RPI 31%
  • Racial Diversity
  • RPI High
  • HBCU
  • RPI No
  • % White
  • RPI 59%
  • % Asian
  • RPI 10%
  • % Black
  • RPI 3%
  • % Hispanic
  • RPI 8%
  • % Native American
  • RPI 0%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • RPI 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • RPI 7%
  • % International
  • RPI 11%
  • % Unknown Race
  • RPI 2%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • RPI 37%
  • % Out-of-State
  • RPI 58%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • RPI Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • RPI Yes
  • Meal Plan
  • RPI Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • RPI No
  • Daycare Facility
  • RPI No