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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Private research university in Troy, New York

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academic calendar type	semester
admission rate	0.57 point in time: 2020
admission yield rate	0.15 point in time: 2020
affiliation	National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Association of Independent Technological Universities
API endpoint URL	https://shib-idp.rpi.edu/idp/shibboleth protocol: Shibboleth
athletics program	RPI Engineers
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education	doctoral university: higher research activity point in time: 2015 high undergraduate research doctoral: STEM-dominant four-year, medium, highly residential four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence doctoral universities: very high research activity point in time: 2021; point in time: 2018
category for alumni of educational institution	Category:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni
category for employees of the organization	Category:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty
chairperson	Shirley Ann Jackson
child organization or unit	Lighting Research Center
Commons category	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Commons gallery	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
coordinate location	42.7290, -73.6767
count of students	7,501 point in time: September 2020 7,064 point in time: 29 March 2023 6,912 point in time: 6 October 2022 6,761 applies to part: full-time equivalent; point in time: 1 September 2021
country	United States
described by source	The Encyclopedia Americana statement is subject of: The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
employees	1,673 point in time: September 2020
endowment	740,260,000 United States dollar point in time: 30 June 2020 864,140,951 United States dollar point in time: 30 June 2022 1,069,740,000 United States dollar point in time: 30 June 2021
founder	Stephen Van Rensselaer
headquarters location	Troy
image	Ricketts Building.jpg
inception	1824
industry	higher education
instance of	private university private not-for-profit educational institution
located in the administrative territorial entity	Troy located in the administrative territorial entity: New York
logo image	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Logo.svg
member of	Northeast University Semiconductor Network start time: 2023 Association of American Colleges and Universities American Council on Education Council on Governmental Relations
named after	Stephen Van Rensselaer
native label	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
official website	http://www.rpi.edu language of work or name: English
owner of	WRPI
postal code	12180-3590
ranking	431 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2022 494 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2024 461 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2023 296 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2012 353 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2014 359 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2015 348 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2016 310 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2017 364 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2018 345 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2019 383 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2020 470 determination method or standard: QS World University Rankings; point in time: 2021
seal image	Rensselear poly inst seal.png
short name	RPI
social media followers	7,527 point in time: 4 January 2021; X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 188770086 5,240 point in time: 18 October 2025; YouTube channel ID: UCdH4jKoTt9Lr18RxrRqv4gQ
street address	110 8th St, Troy, NY, 12180-3590
topic's main category	Category:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
total assets	1,598,361,000 United States dollar point in time: 30 June 2020

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subreddit	RPI language of work or name: English; start time: 17 January 2010; point in time: 9 April 2023; subject named as: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; number of subscribers: 16,376
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