Standard Profile: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

www.rpi.edu

General College Information:

Private 4-year college, founded 1824.

Suburban campus setting on 262 acres, located in Troy (population=50,000), 10 miles north of Albany, the state capitol.

Semester-based academic year

Total Student Population (approx.): 5100 undergraduates; 2000 graduate students; 150 professional/other.

Undergraduates (approx.): 99% full-time; 48% from New York; 20% minorities (4% African-American; 11% Asian-American; 5% Hispanic-American; <1% Native American); 3% international students; 24% women.

On-Campus Housing:
Undergrad: Req'd for freshman year; 55% of students live on-campus.
Graduate: Available to single and married students.

Annual Tuition and Fees for FT Students (approx.): (To check the most current rates: Undergrad Graduate)
Undergrads: $42,700
Grad Students: $42,400

Annual Room and Board (approx.): $12,000

ROTC Program Offered On-Campus?: Yes (Navy, Air Force)

Virtual Tour: www.rpi.edu/about/campustour

Engineering Program Information:

Program Name: School of Engineering (www.eng.rpi.edu/soe)

Engineering Student Population (approx.): 3000 undergraduates; 600 graduate students (150 master's; 450 doctoral)

Engineering Departments:

Biomedical Engineering (BE)

Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE)

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems (DSES)

Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering (ECSE)

Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)

Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)

Degrees Offered: (B=Bachelor's; M=Master's; D=Doctorate)

Major	Dept	B	M	D
Aeronautical Engineering	MANE	X	X	X
Biomedical Engineering	BE	X	X	X
Chemical Engineering	CBE	X	X	X
Civil Engineering	CEE	X	X	X
Computer and Systems Engineering	ECSE	X	X	X
Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems	DSES			X
Electric Power Engineering	ECSE	X	X	X
Electrical Engineering	ECSE	X	X	X
Engineering Physics	MANE	X	X	X
Environmental Engineering	CEE	X	X	X
Industrial and Management Engineering	DSES	X	X
Manufacturing Systems Engineering	DSES		X
Materials Engineering	MSE	X	X	X
Mechanical Engineering	MANE	X	X	X
Nuclear Engineering	MANE	X	X	X
Nuclear Engineering and Science	MANE			X
Operations Research and Statistics	DSES		X
Transportation Engineering	CEE		X	X

Undergraduate Engineering Admissions Statistics (2009):

Offered Admission/Applied (% Accepted): 2939/6797 (43%)

Enrolled/Offered Admission (% Enrolled): 773/2939 (26%)

Notable Engineering Program Rankings:

One of the 50 Largest Engineering Undergraduate Programs

A Top 50 Undergraduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 36 overall; #26 amongst schools with doctoral programs)

A Top 50 Graduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 37 overall)

A Top 20 Graduate Program specifically in (per US News):

Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering (# 19)
Electrical Engineering (# 17)
Materials Engineering (# 19)
Nuclear Engineering (# 14)

Other Information Regarding The School And Its Engineering Program:

A detailed profile of this school's engineering program is provided online at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) website at: http://profiles.asee.org

Contact Information:

Entity	Website	Mailing Address	Phone / Email
General College Contacts:
Main Website/ General Address and Phone	www.rpi.edu	110 8^th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-6000
Undergraduate Admissions	http://admissions.rpi.edu	110 8^th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-6216 admissions@rpi.edu
Graduate Admissions	http://gradadmissions.rpi.edu	110 8^th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-6216 see website for email
Financial Aid	Access via http://admissions.rpi.edu	110 8^th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-6813 see website for email
Office of Residence Life (Housing)	http://reslife.rpi.edu	110 8^th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-6284 see website for email
Engineering Program Contacts:
School of Engineering	www.eng.rpi.edu/soe	3002 Jonsson Eng Center 110 8th Street Troy NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-6203 see website for email
Dept of Biomedical Engineering	www.eng.rpi.edu/bmed	7049 Jonsson Eng Center 110 8th Street Troy NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-6547 see website for email
Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering	www.eng.rpi.edu/chme	Ricketts Bldg 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-6929 che_grad_info@rpi.edu
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering	www.cee.rpi.edu	4049 Jonsson Eng Center 110 8th Street Troy NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-6360 see website for email
Dept of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems	www.dses.rpi.edu	5015 Low Center 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-2773 dses@rpi.edu
Dept of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering	www.ecse.rpi.edu	6010 Jonsson Eng Center 110 8th Street Troy, NY12180-3590	(518) 276-6019 see website for email
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering	www.eng.rpi.edu/mse	Materials Research Center 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590	(518) 276-6372 see website for email
Dept of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering	www.rpi.edu/dept/mane/deptweb	2049 Jonsson Eng Center 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590	Mechanical Eng: (518) 276-6351 mane@rpi.edu Aerospace Eng: (518) 276-6394 mane@rpi.edu Nuclear Eng: (518) 276-6402 neep@rpi.edu

Private 4-year college, founded 1824.

Entity

Website

Mailing Address

Phone / Email

Main Website/ General Address and Phone

Undergraduate Admissions

Graduate Admissions

Financial Aid

Office of Residence Life (Housing)

School of Engineering

Dept of Biomedical Engineering

Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dept of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems

Dept of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

Dept of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

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