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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Troy, New York, United States of America #70 in (National Universities) #- in Regional Rankings

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Acceptance Rate: 65%

Last updated: Oct 04, 2025

Category University

Type Private Research

Founded 1824

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About University

Founded in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer and Amos Eaton, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private research university in Troy, New York that claims the distinction of being the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and the Western Hemisphere. Its mission, as stated by the founders, is the "application of science to the common purposes of life."

Overview

Founded	1824
Ranking	70
Short code	RPI
Application fee	$75
Is ivy League?	-
Campus size	296 acres
Student faculty ratio	12:1
Acceptance Rate	65%
Graduation Rate	87%
Fall deadline	Mar 01, 2025
Spring deadline	Aug 15, 2024
Summer deadline	-
Weather condition	In Troy, the summers are warm and wet, the winters are freezing and snowy, and it is partly cloudy year round.

Tuition and Admission Requirements

In-state tuition and fees (UG): $64,081 USD /yr
Out-of-state tuition and fees (UG): $64,081 USD /yr
International tuition and fees (UG): $64,081 USD /yr
In-state tuition and fees (MS): $62,500 USD /yr
Out-of-state tuition and fees (MS): $62,500 USD /yr
International tuition and fees (MS): $62,500 USD /yr
UG - GPA (UG): 3.0 / 4.0 scale
MS - GPA (MS): 3.0 / 4.0 scale
UG - IELTS (UG): 7.0 / (9.0 Scale)
MS - IELTS (MS): 6.5 / (9.0 Scale)
UG - TOEFL - IBT (UG): 88 iBT
MS - TOEFL - IBT (MS): 88 iBT
UG - DUOLINGO (UG): 115 (Duolingo English Test)
MS - DUOLINGO (MS): 120 (Duolingo English Test)
PTE (UG): 59 (Pearson Test of English)
PTE (MS): 59 (Pearson Test of English)
SAT - ACT (UG): EBRW=620-710,670-780[MATH]/28-34 composite score
ADDITIONAL INFO: (MS): GRE/GMAT

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180, United States
admissions@rpi.edu
+1 518-276-6000
https://www.rpi.edu/

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