| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
5,864 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
5,845 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
19 |
| Total graduate students: |
1,249 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
1,024 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
225 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
67% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 8.6% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 9.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 55.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 8.6% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 12.3% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.4% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 10.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.1% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 8.1% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.0% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 59.1% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.0% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 10.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.9% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
295 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Troy, NY |
| Population of city/town: |
50,129 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campus in Hartford. |
| Nearest major city: |
Albany, NY |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
15 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
100,104 |
| Online campus map: |
www.rpi.edu/tour/
index.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (75%)
- sorority housing (1%)
- fraternity housing (2%)
- single-student apartments (20%)
- special housing for disabled students
- other housing including Theme housing. (2%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
57% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
43% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus unless living with family or legal guardian. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
40% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, Smoking prohibited in non-designated areas. |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| 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: |
7000 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Mobile computing, help desk, computer repair services, laptop classrooms, computer classrooms, lecture rooms. |
| 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: |
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Architecture library. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Biotechnology and interdisciplinary studies center, experimental media and performing arts center, athletic village, computational center for nanotechnology innovations, university-based supercomputer. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
mostly |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
29 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
25 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
30% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
5 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
4 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
16% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Polytechnic Newspaper |
| Number of honor societies: |
36 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
229 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Baha'i club, Bhagavad Gita Study Group, Chuch of the Latter‐day Saints, Hillel, Indian Christian Fellowship, Newman Club; Christian, Korean Christian, and Muslim Student Associations |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Black Student Alliance, Alianza Latina; Chinese American and Minority Graduate Student Associations |
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| International student organizations: |
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Philippine American League, Pride Alliance, Bengali Community; African/Caribbean, Armenian, Chinese Scholar, Hong Kong, Indian, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Nigerian, Pakistani, Polish, Taiwanese, Turkish, and Vietnamese Student Associations |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Lee A. McElroy,
Director of Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Karen M. Hansen,
Associate Athletic Director/SWA |
| School colors: |
cherry and white |
| School mascot: |
Engineers, Redhawks |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
ECAC (Division I for 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 |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
25% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
48% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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baseball, softball, artificial, and natural turf fields, fitness center, gymnasium, ice arena, indoor track, outdoor track, racquetball, squash, and tennis courts, swimming pools |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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aerobics, badminton, baseball, basketball, billiards, bowling, golf, hockey, ice hockey, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, swimming, tennis, touch football, track, water polo, walleyball, Wiffle ball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Albany, NY (10 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Albany, NY (15 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Albany, NY (15 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
20% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
18% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Carnegie Mellon University, Clarkson University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Stanford University, Stony Brook University--SUNY, Tufts University, University of California--San Diego, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, University of Maryland--College Park, University of Massachusetts--Amherst, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
80% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Apple, Bank of America, Bloomberg, Boeing, Cisco Systems, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, FactSet Research Systems, GE, General Dynamics, IBM, Intel, Lockheed Martin, Merck, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, RBC Bearings, Schlumberger, United Technologies Corporation, Westinghouse. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Curtis R. Priem , co-founder and CTO of NVIDIA Corporation, architected PC industry's first graphics processor
- Jeffrey L. Kodosky, co-founder of National Instruments and father of LabView, graphical development environment
- Paul J. Severino, co-founder and Chairman of Bay Networks, co-founder and President of Well Fleet Communications, telecommunications industry pioneer.
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