Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Business Programs

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The location of RPI is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rankings

RPI is ranked #236 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. It is also ranked #10 out of 122 schools in New York.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

RPI has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#102	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at RPI.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#79	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards RPI has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#64	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#107	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#113	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#114	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#139	Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual
#180	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

Contact details for RPI are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	110 8Th St, Troy, NY 12180-3590
Phone:	518-276-6000
Website:	www.rpi.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/RPI.EDU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/rpinews

How Do I Get Into RPI?

You can apply to RPI online at: admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/admission/index.html

Admission Requirements for RPI

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into RPI?

The acceptance rate at RPI is 57%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 67% of accepted students are men and 33% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 57%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 67% of students accepted to RPI submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 720. Math scores were between 680 and 780.

RPI received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 29 and 34.

Can I Afford Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

The overall average net price of RPI is $48,623. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At RPI, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $10,027 a year. That adds up to $40,108 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RPI is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,283 undergraduate students at RPI, with 6,262 being full-time and 21 being part-time.

There are also 1,218 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,262 full-time undergraduates at RPI, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,044
Black or African American	292
Hispanic or Latino	663
White	2,749
International Students	1,003
Other Races/Ethnicities	511

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at RPI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	61	27	4	92
Business Statistics	3	73	0	76
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	12	0	12
General Economics	2	5	0	7
Entrepreneurship	0	2	0	2
Supply Chain Management	0	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	0	0	0	0
Technical & Scientific Communication	0	0	0	0
Other Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	66	119	4	189

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.