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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth Street
Troy, NY 12180-3590

Official telephone: (518) 276-6000
Website: www.rpi.edu

Screen last updated on: January 2010

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

5,394

Full-time undergraduates:

5,368

Part-time undergraduates:

Total graduate students:

2,127

Full-time graduate students:

1,130

Part-time graduate students:

997

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

Northeast

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

59%

First-year student breakdown:


4.2%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.9%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
11.4%	Asian or Pacific Islander
6.9%	Hispanic
71.2%	White (non-Hispanic)
2.6%	total international (nonresident aliens)
2.9%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


4.0%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
10.7%	Asian or Pacific Islander
6.0%	Hispanic
74.4%	White (non-Hispanic)
2.2%	total international (nonresident aliens)
2.3%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

284 acres

City or town school is located in:

Troy, NY

Population of city/town:

55,000

Locations of branch/satellite campuses:

Hartford, CT

Nearest major city:

Albany, NY

Distance of nearest major city:

10 miles

Population of nearest major city:

95,000

Online campus map:

www.rpi.edu/virtual_tour/
rpi_campus_map_1206.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (77%)
sorority housing (1%)
fraternity housing (1%)
single-student apartments (18%)
married-student apartments (2%)
special housing for disabled students
other housing including three Greek-related houses on-campus and two theme houses. (1%)

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

99%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

53%

Percent of students who live off campus:

47%

Students required to live on campus:

All freshmen must live on campus unless living with family or legal guardian.

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

40%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, Smoking prohibited in non-designated areas.

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

yes

Every student is required to take a computer course:

yes

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

5858

Other computer facilities/services:

Mobile computing,help desk, campus computer repair, laptop classrooms, computer classrooms, lecture rooms, public areas.

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Architecture library.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Experimental media and performing arts center, biotechnology and interdisciplinary studies center, spectrometer, clean room, electron linear accelerator, geotechnical centrifuge, nanotechnology innovations center, lighting research center, plasma dynamics laboratory, supercomputer, wind tunnel.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

writing, math, study skills

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of fraternities that have chapter houses:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

25%

Number of social sororities on campus:

Number of sororities that have chapter houses:

Percent of women who join sororities:

18%

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

The Polytechnic Newspaper

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

164

Campus-based religious organizations:

Bahai Club, Bhagavad Gita Study Group, Chuch of the Latter Day Saints, Hillel, Indian Christian Fellowship, Korean Christian Association, Muslim Student Association, Newman Club, Rensselaer Christian Association

Minority student organizations:

Black Student Alliance

International student organizations:

African Caribbean Student Association, Indian Student Association, Iranian Student Association, Japanese Student Association, Korean Student Association, Malaysian Student Association, Minority Graduate Student Association, Nigerian Student Association, Pakistani Student Association, Phillipine American League, Alianza Latina, Polish Student Association, Pride Alliance, Taiwanese Student Association, Turkish Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Armenia Student Association, Bengali Community Chinese American Student Association, Chinese Students & Scholar Association, Hong Kong Student Association

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups.

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

James A. Knowlton,
Director of Athletics

Director of women's athletics:

Carol Pillsworth,
Women's Athletic Director/SWA

School colors:

cherry and white

School mascot:

Engineers, Redhawks

Athletic conference memberships:

Eastern College Athletic Conference (Division I, Hockey), Liberty League (Division III)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's cycling	no
Men's diving	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's football	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's golf	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's cycling	no
Women's diving	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockey	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's softball	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)	no	NCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

25%

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

48%

Athletic facilities:

baseball, softball, artificial, and natural turf fields, fitness center, gymnasium, ice arena, indoor track, outdoor track, racquetball, squash, and tennis courts, swimming pools

Intramural/Recreational sports:

basketball, billiards, bowling, golf, gym, hockey, ice hockey, indoor soccer, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, touch football, track, badminton, aerobics, water polo, baseball, wallyball, whiffle ball

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Albany, NY (10 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Albany, NY (10 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Albany, NY (10 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

30%

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

good

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

24% immediately, 30% within one year of graduation, 45% within 7 years of graduation

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Albany Law School-Union University, Carnegie Mellon University, College of St. Rose, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania State University--University Park, Princeton University, Purdue University--North Central, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, SUNY--Albany, Santa Clara University, Suffolk University, Tufts University, University of California--San Diego, University of Connecticut, University of Delaware, University of Florida, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University of New Hampshire, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, University of South Florida, University of Southern California, University of Texas--Austin, Yale University.

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

70% within six months of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Firms that frequently hire graduates include GE, Goldman Sachs & Company, Northrop Grumman, Westinghouse, IBM, United Technologies, Accenture, Lockheed Martin, CGI-AMS, BAE Systems, Bank of America, General Dynamics.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Ed Zander, Chairman, Motorola, Inc.
Myles Brand, President, National Collegiate Athletic Association
Claire Fraser-Liggett, President &
Director, The Institute for Genomic Research

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