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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private research university located in Troy, New York. It was established by Stephen Van Rensselaer in 1824. RPI consistently ranks among the top 50 national universities in the country, according to US News & World Report. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:
- Lally School of Management & Technology
- School of Architecture
- School of Engineering
- School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
- School of Science
RPI has an active Greek life. There are more than 25 social fraternities and 5 sororities on campus. It also has more than 15 intramural sports teams. The student run newspaper is known as ‘The Rensselaer Polytechnic.’ WRPI is the campus radio station.
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Campus Location110 8th St
Troy, NY 12180-3590
USA
Main Tel: (518) 276-6000
Web Site The campus is in a small city. |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute HighlightsWhere Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in engineering, mathematics, computer science and engineering, science, and architecture and planning.
- High faculty salary.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High male/female ratio.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Large number of students.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Selective admissions.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 1,244 | 41 | | Master | 358 | 44 | | Doctorale | 163 | 33 |
RPI StudentsThe student enrollment at RPI was 6,566 in 2007 (6,352 full-time equivalent). About 70% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 30% of the class. Undergrads are 77% of enrolled students and graduate students are 23%. About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 35,878 | | Room | $ 5,852 | | Board | $ 4,568 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,000 | | Other | $ 802 |
Financial Aid: RPI participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 260 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 94 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 56 |
Housing and MealsRPI provides on-campus housing for 2,850 of its 6,352 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
RPI AthleticsSchool sports include football (Eastern College Athletic Conference), basketball (Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association), baseball (Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association), and track (Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association). RPI offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 19 male students received the aid (men were 100% of those receiving aid) .
RPI Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 46% | | Women | 58% | | All | 49% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 600-690 | | Math | 650-730 | | Writing | 580-670 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (63 awarded) - Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- Architecture and Related Services
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (217 awarded) - Business Administration and Management
- Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (224 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
- Information Technology
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded) ENGINEERING (908 awarded) - Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Science
- Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Operations Research
- Transportation and Highway Engineering
LAW (1 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (25 awarded) - Economics
- Historic Preservation and Conservation
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Social Sciences
MATHEMATICS (48 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics
MEDIA (64 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Communication and Media Studies
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
MEDICINE (15 awarded) - Pre-Dentistry Studies
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
MUSIC (11 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded) SCIENCE (175 awarded) - Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Hydrology and Water Resources Science
- Natural Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
- Science, Technology and Society
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (11 awarded) - Cognitive Science
- Psychology
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