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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180

Official telephone: (518) 276-6000
Fax number: (518) 276-4072
Website: https://www.rpi.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,945
Full-time undergraduates: 5,889
Part-time undergraduates: 56
Total graduate students: 1,096
Full-time graduate students: 1,045
Part-time graduate students: 51
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
21.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
42.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.9% Nonresident Alien
5.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 297 acres
Nearest major city: Albany, NY

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 61%
Percent of students who live off campus: 39%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 22
Other computer facilities/services: billing, downloadable software, webpages
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Humans Vs. Zombies; Rensselaer Music Association; Outing Club; Black Student Alliance; RPI Ambulance

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockeyyes 
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockeyyes 
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; basketball; football; ice hockey; racquetball; soccer; softball; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Albany International Airport

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 47% within six months of graduation

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