Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Profile
Size
7 / 10Cost
10 / 10Selectivity
8 / 10-
Team Conference
Liberty League
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College Type
4-year, Private non-profit
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Campus Type
City: Small
Student Body
Gender
- Male
- Female
Enrollment
- Full Time
- Part Time
Geography
- In-State
- Out-of-state
- Foreign
- Other
Ethnicity
- White
- Black
- Asian
- Latino
- Foreign
- Other
Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.
Team Road Trips
Most games are scheduled in schools around New York. The team also travels to Massachusetts and Vermont. The team typically plays in neutral sites during preseason in areas of New York. Other trips taken in the past include Clermont, Florida and West Palm Beach, Florida.
Recruit Commits
2023 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Audrey Silverman | Abington, PA | Def | |
2022 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Sofia Cedrone |
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Middletown, MD | Def |
Quinn Wollard | Wayne, PA | Att | |
2021 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Lauren DeLeo |
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Wyckoff, NJ | Att |
Ella Graff |
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Bloomington, MN | Att, Mid |
Julianna Lucas | Hopkinton, MA | Goal | |
2020 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Madison Cipriani |
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Oakland, NJ | Def |
2019 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Sophie Goddard | Cumberland, RI | Def | |
2018 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Sabrina Torcellini | Branford, CT | Mid | |
Lillian Murphy | , NY | Mid | |
2017 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Nora Molino | Niskayuna, NY | Mid, Def | |
Leanne Jones | Buffalo, NY | Mid, Def | |
Brianna Zipprich | VT | Mid | |
Lexi Dechiario | Berwyn, PA | Def | |
2016 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Kyla Donovan | Woodbury, MN | Def | |
Liz Brady | Bradford, MA | Att | |
Shyla Niemann | Saint James, NY | Att | |
Nicole Zimmer | Chittenango, NY | Mid | |
Maya Manchester | Niskayuna, NY | Goal | |
Kylie Brassard | Arnold, MD | Def | |
Casey Clarke | Seattle, WA | Mid, Def | |
Jess Spitz | MA | Mid | |
Rebecca Derosa | Fair Lawn, NJ | Mid | |
2015 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Rebecca Wilen | Mount Laurel, NJ | Goal | |
Lauren Guiry | Danbury, CT | Mid | |
Lauren Guiry | Danbury, CT | Mid | |
Sarah Mogan | NY | Def | |
Sophie Sreden | Bath, ME | Mid, Def | |
Abigail Salvon | Longmeadow, MA | Att | |
Aleena Milinski | Beaver Falls, PA | Goal | |
Events By Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Coaches
Location
Team Videos
Where Grads Live
- Greater New York City Area
- Albany New York Area
- Greater Boston Area
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Hartford Connecticut Area
- Greater Philadelphia Area
- Greater Los Angeles Area
- Greater Seattle Area
- Greater Detroit Area
- Greater Chicago Area
- Raleigh-Durham North Carolina Area
- Greater Atlanta Area
- Houston Texas Area
- Greater Denver Area
Where Grads Work
- IBM
- General Motors
- GE
- Lockheed Martin
- Pratt & Whitney
- GE Power & Water
- Boeing
- Cisco
- Intel Corporation
- Microsoft
- Oracle
- US Navy
- Raytheon
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
What Grads Do
- Engineering
- Information Technology
- Research
- Operations
- Entrepreneurship
- Education
- Program and Project Management
- Consulting
- Sales
- Finance
- Support
- Business Development
- Arts and Design
- Quality Assurance
- Product Management
Niche Grades
Overall Experience

Student Life

Professor Rating

Academics

Athletics

Campus

Academics
Test Scores
This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported.
This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.
Admissions
Total |
Male | Female | |
Applicants | 18,635 | 12,766 | 5,869 |
% Admitted | 47% | 46% | 51% |
% Admits That Enroll | 19% | 20% | 18% |
Incoming Freshman Average GPA | 3.88 |
Admission Considerations
Required | Rec. | |
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High School GPA | ||
High School Rank | ||
High School Transcript | ||
College Prep Classes | ||
Recommendations | ||
Demonstrate Competencies | ||
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TOEFL (English proficiency) |

Majors / Programs
Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

Financial
Net Price
Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.
$41,006
Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.
Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).
Sticker Price
Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.
Undergraduate | ||
On Campus | ||
Tuition & Fees | $55,378 | |
Books & Supplies | $1,250 | |
Cost of Living | $15,580 | |
Personal Expenses | $1,608 | |
Sticker Price | $73,816 |
Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.
Financial Aid
84% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.
Receiving Aid % | Avg. Aid Amount | |
Type of Aid | ||
Grant or Scholarship | 84% | $30,992 |
Federal Grants | 17% | $5,968 |
Pell Grants | 17% | $4,850 |
Other Federal | 10% | $1,930 |
State & Local Grants | 15% | $3,123 |
Institutional Grants | 84% | $29,339 |
Student Loans | 48% | $10,202 |
Federal Loans | 48% | $5,168 |
Other Loans | 10% | $24,642 |
All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.
Total Amount | Per Student | |
Endowment | ||
Financial Assets | $715 Million | $90,582 |
Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.
Debt
Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $29,000.
Total cumulative student debt by percentile.
Total Principal | Monthly Payment | |
10 Year Repayment | $27,000 | $308 |
Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.
3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 0.9%
Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.
Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 2,013 students.
Salary
Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $82,000
Earnings of former students working by percentile.
Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.
Payback
How long until this college investment pays off: 4.0 years.
Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 66% of students graduate on time.
Team Social
Campus Safety
On Campus |
In Res. Halls |
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Criminal Offenses |
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Murder | - | - |
Negligent Manslaughter | - | - |
Rape | 5 | 5 |
Fondling | 2 | 2 |
Incest | - | - |
Statutory Rape | - | - |
Robbery | - | - |
Aggravated Assault | 1 | 1 |
Burglary | 6 | 5 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | - | - |
Arson | 1 | 1 |
In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.
The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.
Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Carnegie Classifications
Category |
Classification |
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Basic Classification | Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity |
Undergrad Instruction | Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence |
Graduate Instruction | Research Doctoral: Comprehensive programs, no medical/veterinary school |
Enrollment Profile | High undergraduate |
Undergrad Profile | Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in |
Size and Setting | Four-year, medium, highly residential |
Carnegie classifications provide a framework for evaluating comparable schools.