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The School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has a rolling application deadline. The application fee is $75 for U.S. residents and $75 for international students. Its tuition is full-time: $58,600 per year and part-time: $2,440 per credit. The 2022 Ph.D. student-faculty ratio is 3.8:1. The School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has 119 full-time faculty on staff.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Engineering dedicates more than $40 million annually to research initiatives across eight interdisciplinary research centers, including the Center for Earthquake Engineering Simulation and the Center for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research. The collaborative research centers at RPI’s School of Engineering combine engineering expertise with the university’s other schools and departments. Graduate students at the Troy, N.Y., school can partner with faculty exploring research areas ranging from radiation exposure to energy efficiency at the International Space Station.

About Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is America’s first technological research university. Rensselaer encompasses five schools, over 30 research centers, more than 140 academic programs including 25 new programs, and a dynamic community made up of over 6,800 students and 104,000 living alumni. Rensselaer faculty and alumni include upwards of 155 National Academy members, six members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, six National Medal of Technology winners, five National Medal of Science winners, and a Nobel Prize winner in Physics. With nearly 200 years of experience advancing scientific and technological knowledge, Rensselaer remains focused on addressing global challenges with a spirit of ingenuity and collaboration. To learn more, please visit www.rpi.edu.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jonsson Engineering Center 3004, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180-3590

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Master’s Tuition Per Year
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The School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has an application deadline of Jan. 1. The application fee is $75 for U.S. residents and $75 for international students. Its tuition is full-time: $55,600 per year and part-time: $2,320 per credit. The 2020 Ph.D. student-faculty ratio is 3.5:1. The School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has 141 full-time faculty on staff.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Engineering dedicates more than $40 million annually to research initiatives across eight interdisciplinary research centers, including the Center for Earthquake Engineering Simulation and the Center for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research. The collaborative research centers at RPI’s School of Engineering combine engineering expertise with the university’s other schools and departments. Graduate students at the Troy, N.Y., school can partner with faculty exploring research areas ranging from radiation exposure to energy efficiency at the International Space Station.

The diverse range of research opportunities complements the degree offerings at Rensselaer’s School of Engineering, which offers 20 different graduate degrees across the school’s seven departments. Those departments include biomedical engineering; civil and environmental engineering; chemical and biological engineering; decision sciences and engineering systems; electrical, computer, and systems engineering; mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering; and materials science and engineering. The School of Engineering, which also offers four part-time degree programs, enrolls 45 percent of all grad students at RPI.

In addition to classroom and research opportunities, graduate students at Rensselaer can participate in community outreach initiatives such as Engineers Without Borders or Habitat for Humanity. Students can also network with the engineering community through one of several professional societies with chapters on campus.

Notable alumni from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Engineering include Claire Fraser-Liggett, a leading microbiologist and former director of the Institute for Genomic Research; and Steven Sasson, inventor of the first digital camera.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2022 Rankings

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Admissions
Application deadline (U.S. residents)
Jan. 1
Application fee (U.S. residents)
$75
Application deadline (international students)
Jan. 1
Application fee (international students)
$75
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(518) 276-6216
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gradadmissions@rpi.edu
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Academics
Full-time faculty (tenured or tenure-track)
141
Ph.D. student/faculty ratio
3.5:1
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Gender distribution of enrolled (master’s)
Female26.8%Male73.2%
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cost
Tuition (master’s, full-time)
$55,600 per year
Tuition (master’s, part-time)
$2,320 per credit
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$55,600 per year
Tuition (doctoral, part-time)
$2,320 per credit
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cost

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