Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium sized four-year university in the small city of Troy, NY. The school is on the semester calendar system and is a research university with very high research activity. There are 5,635 undergraduate students and 1,320 graduate students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The freshman class has 1,154 students. Students attend full-time. It is a very selective institution with a low transfer-in rate; 40% of students who apply to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are admitted and 21% of those admitted students attend the school. The school has its own library and participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs for those who qualify. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association.

Most students attend for four or more years and there is a high undergraduate student population. Most undergraduates study professions or the arts and sciences. There is high graduate student coexistence with the undergraduates. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's President is Shirley Ann Jackson. more