Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Details
- Name: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Location: Troy, NY 12180-3590
- Control: Private Non-Profit
- Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 58.45%
- Average SAT Scores 1415
- Four Year Completion Rate 71.14% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 83.16% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 85.13% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
High Completion4 Year71.1%6 Year83.2%8 Year85.1% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $79,934 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $61,884 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $61,884 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $21,995 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $23,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $10,313 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $21,009 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $24,670 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $25,624 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $33,615 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $39,583 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $83,054 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $83,825 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $95,369 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $91,421 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $102,051 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Architecture and Related Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $78,367 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,784 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,826 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $61,282 | $66,475 | $83,880 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $69,687 | $66,991 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Nuclear Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $70,021 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,458 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $52,282 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,648 |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,988 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,354 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,716 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $76,042 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,983 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $46,471 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $53,946 | $65,319 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,066 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $46,292 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $42,448 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |