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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180-3590


Fax number: (518) 276-4072
Website: https://www.rpi.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,895
Full-time undergraduates: 5,838
Part-time undergraduates: 57
Total graduate students: 1,096
Full-time graduate students: 1,045
Part-time graduate students: 51
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
19.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
42.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
11.8% Nonresident Alien
5.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 284 acres
Nearest major city: Albany, NY

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Percent of students who live in school housing: 56%
Percent of students who live off campus: 44%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
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:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, 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:
Red Army Spirit Club; Outing Club; Indian Student Association; Chinese American Student Association; pep band

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's archery  
Men's badminton  
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's fencing  
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's racquetball  
Men's riflery  
Men's rugby  
Men's sailing  
Men's skiing (cross-country)  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's squash  
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's table tennis  
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's volleyball  
Men's water polo  
Men's weight lifting  
Women's archery  
Women's badminton  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's fencing  
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's racquetball  
Women's riflery  
Women's rugby  
Women's sailing  
Women's skiing (cross-country)  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's squash  
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's table tennis  
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball  
Women's water polo  
Women's weight lifting  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; baseball; basketball; bowling; cheerleading; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; racquetball; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; wrestling; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Albany International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 93% within six months of graduation

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