Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private research university in Troy, NY (city setting), with 5,954 undergraduates (31% women). It admitted 58% of 16,283 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1330–1500 on the SAT and 30–34 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $82,404 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $35,940 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 83% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, computer & information sciences, business. The campus reported 0.8 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks
9 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $61,884
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Liberty League | 30 | — | 3 | $221k | $7,380 | — | |
| Baseball | Liberty League | 40 | — | 1 | $213k | $5,327 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Liberty League | 20 | — | 1 | $245k | $12,274 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Liberty League | 18 | — | 1 | $175k | $9,739 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Liberty League | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Liberty League | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Liberty League | 25 | — | 1 | $140k | $5,588 | — | |
| Football | Liberty League | 114 | — | 1 | $791k | $6,938 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Liberty League | 13 | — | 4 | $47k | $3,577 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 28 | 2 over | 5 | $2.8M | $101,496 | 983 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 29 | 3 over | 4 | $2.2M | $74,192 | 997 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Liberty League | 57 | — | 1 | $408k | $7,154 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Liberty League | 26 | — | 1 | $177k | $6,809 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Liberty League | 36 | — | 1 | $180k | $5,003 | — | |
| Softball | Liberty League | 21 | — | 1 | $195k | $9,299 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Liberty League | 23 | — | 1 | $157k | $6,827 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Liberty League | 28 | — | 1 | $191k | $6,827 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Liberty League | 15 | — | 1 | $170k | $11,337 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Liberty League | 11 | — | 1 | $158k | $14,369 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Liberty League | 190 | — | 1 | $298k | $1,566 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Liberty League | 130 | — | 1 | $204k | $1,566 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.