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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


Contact Info | Quick Facts | Annual Costs | Address | Admissions | Test Scoring | Financial Aid | Degrees | Majors | Scholarships

Contact Info
(518) 276-6000
Main Website: www.rpi.edu
Financial Aid: www.rpi.edu/dept/admissions/aid/index.html
Application: www.rpi.edu/dept/admissions/freshman/freshman_options.html

Address
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th St
Troy, NY

Quick Facts
Enrollment: 6,701 ( 5,394 undergraduate)
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Annual Costs
Tuition and fees: $37,990.00
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $50,535.00
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $50,535.00

 

Admissions Total Male Female
Number of applicants 11,249 8,078 3,171
Percent admitted 44% 42% 48%
Percent admitted who enrolled 27% 28% 25%

 

Test Scoring 25th
Percentile*
75th
Percentile*
SAT Critical Reading 600 690
SAT Math 650 730
SAT Writing 580 680
ACT Composite 24 29
ACT English
ACT Math

*for an explanation of 25th and 75th Percentile scoring click here

Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving any financial aid 99%
Percentage of students receiving Federal Grants 15%
Average Federal Grant $6,215.00
Percentage of students receiving state aid 29%
Average state aid $1,805.00
Percentage of students receiving institutional aid 97%
Average institutional aid $16,999.00
Percentage of students receiving a student loan 47%
Average student loan $11,596.00

Degrees:

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Doctor's degree

Majors:
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Applied Mathematics
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Architecture and Related Services, Other
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Business Administration and Management, General
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry, General
Civil Engineering, General
Cognitive Science
Communication and Media Studies, Other
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Economics, General
Economics, Other
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Physics
Engineering Science
Engineering, General
Engineering, Other
Environmental Science
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Geology/Earth Science, General
Historic Preservation and Conservation
Hydrology and Water Resources Science
Industrial Engineering
Information Technology
Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mathematics, General
Mechanical Engineering
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music, Other
Natural Sciences
Nuclear Engineering
Operations Research
Philosophy
Physical Sciences, Other
Physics, General
Pre-Dentistry Studies
Pre-Law Studies
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Psychology, General
Science, Technology and Society
Social Sciences, General
Social Sciences, Other
Transportation and Highway Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Scholarships

Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship The Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship is available to students pursuing Ph.D. degrees in applied physical sciences or engineering at participating institutions. Eligible fields of study include: ae more...
Rensselear Medal Scholarship The Rensselear Medal Scholarship is available to secondary school juniors who have distinguished themselves in mathematics and science and are interested in enrolling in the Rensselear Polytechnic Ins more...
Raymond A. and Ina C. Best Fellowship The Raymond A. and Ina C. Best Scholarship is open to members of Tau Beta Pi who are studying full-time for a master's degree in business at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Preference is given to fi more...
Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship The Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship is open to American students who would like to pursue one year of graduate studies in engineering, mathematics and the sciences at Cambridge in Britain. Yo more...