Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Details

  • 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 Completion
    4 Year
    71.1%
    6 Year
    83.2%
    8 Year
    85.1%
  • 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+
  • 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
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