RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE INFORMATION

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and is a private college. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a four year college and offers Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, and a number of different programs and courses.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is in a relatively urban area (in or near a city), which may be something you prefer if you like a city lifestyle as a student.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute does not have a rolling admission policy, and you will want to make sure that you get your application in before January 1.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is relatively smaller in size with an enrollment of only 7,241 students.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute accepts about 69% of its applicants on average, and 85% of the students receive some sort of financial aid for college at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

If you are looking for more information on financial aid at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, you can may want to contact James H. Stevenson, who is the Director of Financial Aid at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. You may also qualify for free grants for college in New York to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

You may also need to take one or more of the following tests to qualify for admission at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:

• ACT
• SAT

If you are interested in joining the Army, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute does have an ROTC Army program that is available for attending students.

If you are interested in joining the Navy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute does have an ROTC Navy program that is available for attending students.

If you are interested in joining the Air Force, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute does have an ROTC Air Force program that is available for attending students.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers military credit for military courses that have been completed successfully by students.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers the following co-op opportunities and programs to its students:

• Business
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Humanities
• Natural Sciences
• Social Sciences

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers the following extracurricular activities to its students:

• Choral Groups
• Concert Band
• Dance
• Drama
• Jazz Band
• Literary Magazine
• Music Ensembles
• Music Theater
• Pep Band
• Radio Station
• Sports
• Student Government
• Student Film
• Yearbook

You may want to brush up on your ACT preparation as well, because the average ACT score for students that are entering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is 26.

Don't forget to study for the SAT, because the average SAT score for students that are entering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is 1310.

Do a lot of students come from out of state to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute? Well, about 51% of the student body at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute comes from outside the state of New York.

Are you thinking of joining a fraternity or a sorority while you are attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute? You're not alone - about 28% of the students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute join a fraternity or sorority.

Do a lot of the students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute live on campus? Well, about 98% live on campus, while 2% live off campus and commute to school every day.

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