Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
67.2%
SAT · 50th
1450
Range 1380–1500
6-yr grad
80.0%
Retention 91.0%
Undergrads
5,833
15:1 S-F
Admissions
67.5% / 68.5%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Overall admit rate67.2%
In-state admit rate67.5%
Out-of-state admit rate68.5%
Enrolled1,394 · 14.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist6 of 1,008
Very important factorsGPA, Class rank, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1450
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1380–1500 · 53.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W680720750
Math690730770
Comp138014501500
ACT
255075
Comp313334
Cost & aid
$66,300
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$66,300
Fees$1,676
Room & board$18,870
Books$1,410
Avg need-based grant$11,143
% need met66.2%
Avg debt at graduation$39,539
Academics
15 : 1
student-faculty ratio
91.0% retention
Student-faculty15 : 1
Retention91.0%
4-year graduation80.0%
6-year graduation80.0%
Enrollment
5,833
undergraduates
61.0% out-of-state · 31 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates5,833
First-year1,394
Transfer83
Female32%
Out-of-state61.0%
International (freshmen)31
Rankings
#20
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Game Design
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Game Design#2026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#3526
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#9826
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#13726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#17026
NicheBest Colleges in America#20726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceLiberty League9
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyApplicants to the Accelerated Physician-Scientist Program must submit a score from either the SAT or ACT.
Admissions URLhttps://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate
Admissions emailadmissions@rpi.edu
Admissions phone518-246-6216
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Rochester Institut…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Rochester Institute of Technology NY · Private (nonprofit)71.1%138014K
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA · Private (nonprofit)5K
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · Private (nonprofit)50.7%14204K
Clarkson University NY · Private (nonprofit)82.5%12702K
Lehigh University PA · Private (nonprofit)29.0%1430
Case Western Reserve University OH · Private (nonprofit)35.3%14906K
University at Buffalo NY · Public80.6%21K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

6 years of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.