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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Private · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · RPI · Rensselaer

Private institution in Troy, NY · 5,909 undergraduates · 58% acceptance rate · $102,051 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$33,1391,807th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$61,8841,938th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$61,8841,938th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$79,9341,891st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,7501,107th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$102,05132nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$83,05451st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
83.2%166th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.7%282nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
58.5%371st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
141586th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,909428th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.6%1,773rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 135 mi (LGA)

On 7 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$70
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 45 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$91,211$92,277
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$84,653$87,532
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$82,194$88,933
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,576$76,460
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,897$68,047
Nuclear EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,965$57,318
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,331$64,990
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$68,219$69,338
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,828$69,338
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$67,660$26,739
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,941$52,941
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$66,325$68,790

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $2,786,202 (M $1,420,805 · W $1,365,397)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s 5,909 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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