Division III · Liberty League
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Campus
Troy, NY · City · Private · Research university · the Engineers · Website ↗
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.
Small city
Setting
under 100,000
5,954
Undergraduates
+ 1,070 graduate students
14:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
89%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
58%
From out of state
+ 6% from abroad
$18k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k
The place
- SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Troy, NY
- TypePrivate · Research university
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions58% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
5,9541,070
Undergraduates 5,954Graduate students 1,070
Where first-years come from
36%58%
In state 36%Other states 58%Abroad 6%
Division III median: 66% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
43%12%21%9%
White 43%Hispanic 12%Black 5%Asian 21%Two or more 5%International 9%Not reported 5%
- Women31%
- Full-time99% of undergraduates · median 94%
- First-year class1,552 entered last fall
- Transfers in67 1% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online0% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services7.33% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $17,530 | $1,680 | $19,210 |
| Off campus | $17,530 | $1,680 | $19,210 |
| With family | — | $11,750 | $11,750 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.8 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division III
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division III campuses
39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%
21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#10Most menof 421 · Division III#35Most diverseof 416 · Division III#38Biggestof 421 · Division III#52Retentionof 420 · Division III
Among Division III schools; every list Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is on.
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