Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Healthcare Programs

Located in Troy, New York, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

Contact details for RPI are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	110 8Th St, Troy, NY 12180-3590
Phone:	518-276-6000
Website:	www.rpi.edu

How Do I Get Into RPI?

You can apply to RPI online at: admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/admission/index.html

Admission Requirements for RPI

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into RPI?

The acceptance rate at RPI is 65%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 68% of accepted students are men and 32% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 52% of students accepted to RPI submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 740. Math scores were between 700 and 780.

RPI received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 30 and 34.

Can I Afford Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

The overall average net price of RPI is $48,623. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At RPI, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $9,707 a year. That adds up to $38,828 over four years for those students.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,614 undergraduate students at RPI, with 5,564 being full-time and 50 being part-time.

There are also 1,160 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,564 full-time undergraduates at RPI, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	994
Black or African American	275
Hispanic or Latino	591
White	2,376
International Students	831
Other Races/Ethnicities	497

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at RPI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	11	11
TOTAL	11	11

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.