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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

TROY, NYIPEDS 194824CARNEGIE CLASS 15
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,390
Median1,450
75th1,500
§ 49% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th30
Median33
75th34
§ 11% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 63%SAT SUBMIT 49%ACT SUBMIT 11%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offered
Likely ED share of class11%139 ED admits / 1,314 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple0.9x58% ED vs 64% all other rounds
Seats left after ED1,175of 1,314 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate64%10,767 admitted from 16,953 applicants
§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

Early Decision
Applicants240reported count
Admits13958%
Class seats139assumes ED admits enroll
All other rounds
Applicants16,953reported count
Admits10,76764%
Class seats1,17511% estimated yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
Early Decision24013958%139Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds16,95310,76764%1,175All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 12%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

63% joined after being offered a spot. 3% of students who joined were admitted. 11% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot1,958
Accepted a wait-list spot1,236
Admitted from wait list33
Joined after being offered63%
Admitted after joining3%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $70.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients517Average no-need grant reported; recipient count not reported
Avg no-need grant$36,111H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$36,228Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $45,866.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio14EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
10901ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate63%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
17175ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1314ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1314ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate12%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile30ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile33ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile34ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate11%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile670ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile710ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile740ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile705ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile740ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile770ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate49%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded1247DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded113DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded345DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$1,578COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$62,500COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$1,578COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$62,500COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$85,291DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$85,291DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment5674DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment1299DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment67DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment7040DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment5741DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate95%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,964SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$8,964SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,832SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate20%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate59%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate20%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityTroyHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category5,000 - 9,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateNew YorkHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years72%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years82%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years84%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate91%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time84%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Transfer-out rate3%DRVGR2023.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$102,051
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
84%
6-year completion
Average net price
$36,228
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$23,750
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$71,488$71k
MEDIAN
$102,051$102k
P75
$137,023$137k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$24,078
$30,001 – $48,000
$26,289
$48,001 – $75,000
$28,212
$75,001 – $110,000
← MODAL BRACKET$36,230
$110,001 and up
$42,541
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
72%
6-yr grad
84%
8-yr grad
85%
Retention
91%
Pell grad
78%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.