Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Trade Programs

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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

Can I Afford RPI?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at RPI paid $2,440 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$58,600	$58,600
Fees	$1,474	$1,474
Books and Supplies	$1,260	$1,260
On Campus Room and Board	$16,980	$16,980
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,620	$1,620

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 52% of students took out student loans averaging $9,707 a year. That adds up to $38,828 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RPI is 0.5%. 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 5,614 undergraduate students at RPI, with 5,564 being full-time and 50 being part-time.

There are also 1,160 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,564 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	994
Black or African American	275
Hispanic or Latino	591
White	2,376
International Students	831
Other Races/Ethnicities	497

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.

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

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