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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · CDS 20252026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
67.3%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
14.4%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
66.2%
Total cost — out-of-state
$77,976
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
15:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$22,381

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates5,833
Total all graduate1,209
Grand total all students7,042

Admissions

Total applicants14,356
Total admitted9,655
Total enrolled1,394
Overall admit rate67.3%
Admit rate — women62.3%
Admit rate — men69.8%
Yield rate14.4%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/14
# admitted under ED plan219
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date12/1
EA notification date1/29
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT53.0%
% submitting ACT13.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile680
SAT EBRW 75th %ile750
SAT Math 25th %ile690
SAT Math 75th %ile770
ACT Comp 25th %ile31
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class63.0%
% in top 25% of HS class90.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$66,300
Tuition — out-of-state$66,300
Required fees$1,676
Room and board$10,000
Total cost — in-state$77,976
Total cost — out-of-state$77,976

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$11,143
Avg % of need met66.2%
% with 100% of need met26.5%
Avg merit grant (no need)$36,829
Avg loan debt at graduation$22,381

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,008
# admitted from waitlist6
Waitlist admit rate1.0%
Transfer applicants (total)347
Transfer admit rate64.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio15:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)63.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$36,228Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)84.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)77.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate89.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$98,311Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant19.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan50.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full28.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress44.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress12.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white44.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian21.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women27.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men72.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white57.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian31.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Engineering42.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services23.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.0%
Architecture And Related Services4.7%
Mathematics And Statistics4.5%
Physical Sciences4.3%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services4.2%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields3.9%