Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

110 8th St
Troy, NY 12180-3590
(518) 276-6000
www.rpi.edu
fax:(518) 276-4072
president:Shirley Ann Jackson
16150 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.41 Graduation Rate 0.85
0.83 0.88

STUDENT RATIO

5452

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

46269 | 46269

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

5423

CLASS SIZE

29

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
719

SAT MATH

670

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

29

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.83
0.88
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
670
719
768
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
620
670
720
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
27
29
31
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$27836

Average Monthly Payment

$309

Median Earnings

$81700

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

89%
URL Applyadmissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/admission/index.html
Application Fee70
Percent Admitted (Men)0.39
Percent Admitted (Women)0.47
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment29
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.64
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.06
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.02
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.95
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates10160
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates18815
Applicants Men11273
Applicants Women4877
Admissions Total6654
Admissions Men4377
Admissions Women2277
ACT English 25th percentile score0
ACT English 75th percentile score0
ACT Math 25th percentile score0
ACT Math 75th percentile score0
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1366
Median ACT English ScoreNot Available
Median ACT Math ScoreNot Available
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)59%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)96%
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