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School of Science Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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  • Troy, NY
    location
  • Private
    type
  • Suburban
    setting
  • 31%69%
    student ratio
  • 343
    total students
  • $39,600 | $39,600
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition

Departments & Programs

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
      Master of Science (MS)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 54
    • Doctoral Degrees 47
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? Yes
    • Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
    • Distance learning programs available? Yes
    • Terminal master's degree available? Yes
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Required for some and optional
    • Doctoral Degrees Required and Required
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

22% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied1,083
    • Accepted249
    • Acceptance Rate22%
    • Enrolled89
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $75
    • Application Fee - International $75
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline January 1st January 15th Yes
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE General Test
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 570 paper based, TOEFL iBT, IELTS required, IELTS paper based

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$39,600
    • Out-of-state tuition *$39,600
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year fees$1,896.00
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitNot Reported
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsFebruary 1
    • Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Tuition Waivers, Career or Field-Related Internships, Institutionally-sponsored Loans

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students343
    • Female Percentage31%
    • Male Percentage69%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students343
    • Part-time Percentage5%
    • Full-time Percentage95%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino0%
    • Black / African American0%
    • White / Caucasian57%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian15%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races0%
    • Unknown28%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty109
    • Full-time Percentage100%
    • Part-time Percentage0%
    • Female Percentage22%
    • Male Percentage78%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchPolymers, parallel computing, applied mathematics, condensed matter physics, bioinformatics
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$22,606,109

Location & Contact

School of Science

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180-3590
United States

Dr. David Spooner

Acting Dean

Phone: 518-276-6890
Fax: 518-276-2825
Email: spoond@rpi.edu

James Nondorf

Vice President for Enrollment

Phone: 518-276-6216
Fax: 518-276-4072
Email: admissions@rpi.edu

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