Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Engineering School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #37 Best Engineering Schools

Specialties Locked in Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Locked in Biomedical / Bioengineering Locked in Chemical Locked in Civil Locked in Computer Engineering Locked in Electrical / Electronic / Communications Locked in Environmental / Environmental Health Locked in Industrial / Manufacturing Locked in Materials Locked in Mechanical Locked in Nuclear

Engineering School Overview

The engineering school at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has an application deadline of January 1. The application fee is $75 for U.S. residents and $75 for international students. Its tuition is full-time: $39,600 per year and part-time: $1,650 per credit. The 2010 Ph.D. student-faculty ratio is 3.4:1. The engineering school at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has 154 full-time faculty on staff.

Admissions

Application deadline (U.S. residents)	January 1
Application fee (U.S. residents)	$75
Application deadline (international students)	January 1
Application fee (international students)	$75

Academics

Full-time faculty	154
Ph.D. student/faculty ratio	3.4 - High

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	574
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $39,600 per year Part-time: $1,650 per credit
Required fees	$1,886 per year

* Engineering School Overview details based on 2010 data