4-year school · Private nonprofit

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York · Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY metro area. 343 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

343
International graduates, 2024–25
of 1,891 graduates, all majors
64%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$85,291
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $64,081, before aid
13%
International students
937 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 45 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
Computer ScienceCIP 11.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 317 graduates63317bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 105 graduates43105bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Mechanical EngineeringCIP 14.19bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 222 graduates35222bachelor's, master's, doctoral
MathematicsCIP 27.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 60 graduates2960bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 117 graduates23117bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 67 graduates1767bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Chemical EngineeringCIP 14.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 73 graduates1173bachelor's, master's, doctoral
PhysicsCIP 40.08bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 52 graduates1152bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Design and Applied ArtsCIP 50.04bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 46 graduates1146bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Applied MathematicsCIP 27.03master's · 23 graduates1123master's
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringCIP 14.02bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 116 graduates8116bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.12bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 60 graduates860bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCIP 04.09bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 17 graduates817bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringCIP 14.05bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 83 graduates783bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Civil EngineeringCIP 14.08bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 65 graduates765bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Admissions

Acceptance rate64%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile670–740
SAT math, 25th–75th percentile705–770
ACT, 25th–75th percentile30–34
Test scoresOptional
First-year retention91%
Graduation rate, 6 years84%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$64,081
Housing and food, on campus$18,120
Books and other costs$3,090
Total a year$85,291
Four years$341,164

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology