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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$53,150 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$53,514 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$53,215 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$53,145 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$56,699 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$56,543 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$56,741 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$56,617 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$64,081 lower in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$55,128 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$55,329 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$55,082 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$55,548 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$56,629 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$55,455 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$55,250 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$55,207 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$55,256 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$55,256 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$55,509 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$56,591 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$55,250 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$55,492 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$54,778 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$55,046 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$55,456 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$63,186 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$1,285 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$5,233 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$1,447 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$7,764 higher in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$834 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$6,225 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$2,999 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$5,807 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$6,949 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$11,061 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$10,791 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$6,421 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$16,331 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$4,807 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$3,209 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$14,971 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$10,681 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$2,236 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$5,387 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$10,541 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$4,879 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$17,501 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$4,683 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$21,649 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$2,355 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$2,781 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$4,958 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$1,819 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$1,036 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$22,606 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$17,521 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$12,281 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$45,651 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$25,105 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$17,261 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$41,631 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$3,276 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$867 lower in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$43,437 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$52,272 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$47,271 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$49,861 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$46,309 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$46,152 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$43,037 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$64,081 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$45,023 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$44,449 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$50,825 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$44,107 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$47,115 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$48,377 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$64,081 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$48,783 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$2,405 lower in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$1,393 lower in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$1,149 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$4,021 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$4,605 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$3,169 higher in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$3,695 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$3,936 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$6,621 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$7,331 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$1,685 lower in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$2,081 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$3,629 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$1,669 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$4,187 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$3,731 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$6,623 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$1,393 lower in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$7,025 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$899 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$5,310 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$6,929 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$6,399 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$1,317 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$3,081 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$1,413 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$3,999 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$10,911 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$4,479 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$531 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$6,261 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$6,607 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$5,731 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$1,276 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$5,519 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$3,095 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$3,519 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$23,431 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$619 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$6,931 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$2,559 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$10,821 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$1,569 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$6,689 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$3,751 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$6,713 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$5,214 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$1,839 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$17,207 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$1,465 lower in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$5,837 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$944 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$199 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$2,788 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$903 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$2,959 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$4,597 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$3,561 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$1,149 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$7,001 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$2,527 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$14,020 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$4,321 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$11,695 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=194824.

Last updated: August 2026