University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $64,081
Out-of-state tuition: $64,081
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 5,714

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

67.3%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 5,833 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 5,756 students; The official CDS reports 5,756 full-time undergraduates.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 77 students; The official CDS reports 77 part-time undergraduates.

Majors

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Engineering
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Architecture and Related Services
Architecture
Architecture and Related Services
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Engineering
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Chemical Engineering

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early action · 2026–2027
2026-12-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-06 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?194824
Retrieved 2026-06-10

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 14,356 applicants
First-year students admitted (C1): 9,655 students
First-year students enrolled (C1): 1,394 students
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 40%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 40%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 16%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 3%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 1%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The reviewed official CDS does not report a percentage in this band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The reviewed official CDS does not report a percentage in this band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The reviewed official CDS does not report a percentage in this band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The reviewed official CDS does not report a percentage in this band.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; The reviewed official CDS does not provide a reliable average high-school GPA.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 53%
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 13%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 680 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 690 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 31 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 15:1; The official CDS reports a 15-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio.

Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

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Document ID: url:https://rpi.box.com/s/xvg8qola8gporzjhu40rr1nadz417db0 · Import: cds-2026-09-v101

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

63.5%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 17,175 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 10,901 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 1,314 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 5,741 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 5,674 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 67 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 49%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 11%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 670 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 740 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 705 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 30 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

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Chemistry

Physical Sciences

Civil Engineering

Engineering

Cognitive Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Communication and Media Studies

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Data Analytics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Design and Applied Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Engineering

Engineering Physics

Engineering

Engineering Science

Engineering

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Engineering

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

Health Professions and Related Programs

Industrial Engineering

Engineering

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Materials Engineering

Engineering

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Non-Professional Legal Studies

Legal Professions and Studies

Nuclear Engineering

Engineering

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Science, Technology and Society

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Social Sciences, General

Social Sciences

Sustainability Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Visual and Performing Arts, General

Visual and Performing Arts

No supplemental essays are required for this university.