Generally, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is known for being a fairly selective school. The institution receives about 16,000 applications every year from incoming students. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be 59 percent which equates to about 9,500 students being accepted to the institution. Every year, about 16 percent of the 9,500 candidates who received the acceptance letter from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute chose to attend. The ratio of the students who submitted their applications is 66% and 33% for males and females respectively. However, of the first-year students enrolled, 33% were typically women and 66% were men. Applicants are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute when applying. Most often, accepted students have test scores in the range of 29 - 34 for ACT or 1,340 - 1,500 for SAT. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Dual enrollment. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s undergraduate application fee is $70.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle
Applications
16,283
Male 10,790
Female 5,485

 

Acceptance
9,547
Male 6,366
Female 3,181

 

Enrollment Total
1,527
Male 1,019
Female 508


Acceptance Rate
58.6%
Male
59%
Female
58%

 

Yield
16%
Male
16%
Female
16%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$70


Graduate

$75



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Dual enrollment


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