Enrollment Trends at RPI

The student population at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is 7,040 (5,741 undergraduate and 1,299 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 58 (0.83%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at RPI is 81.55% which is decreased by 123 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 181 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 219 male students for every 100 female students, down from 222 in 2015.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,267 where 7,040 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 7,895 students in 2019 and was lowest at 6,774 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 6,982 to 7,040 students, a net gain of 58 (0.8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,982	5,864	4,035	1,829	1,118	778	340
2016-17	7,363 381	6,265 401	4,285 250	1,980 151	1,098 -20	745 -33	353 13
2017-18	7,592 229	6,366 101	4,325 40	2,041 61	1,226 128	840 95	386 33
2018-19	7,895 303	6,628 262	4,520 195	2,108 67	1,267 41	848 8	419 33
2019-20	7,528 -367	6,241 -387	4,234 -286	2,007 -101	1,287 20	844 -4	443 24
2020-21	7,501 -27	6,283 42	4,323 89	1,960 -47	1,218 -69	819 -25	399 -44
2021-22	6,774 -727	5,614 -669	3,874 -449	1,740 -220	1,160 -58	801 -18	359 -40
2022-23	6,968 194	5,902 288	4,099 225	1,803 63	1,066 -94	708 -93	358 -1
2023-24	7,024 56	5,954 52	4,120 21	1,834 31	1,070 4	713 5	357 -1
2024-25	7,040 16	5,741 -213	3,950 -170	1,791 -43	1,299 229	884 171	415 58
Average	7,267	6,086	4,177	1,909	1,181	798	383

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,086 where 5,741 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,864	5,845	4,021	1,824	19	14	5
2016-17	6,265	6,246	4,271	1,975	19	14	5
2017-18	6,366	6,340	4,309	2,031	26	16	10
2018-19	6,628	6,607	4,508	2,099	21	12	9
2019-20	6,241	6,218	4,218	2,000	23	16	7
2020-21	6,283	6,262	4,308	1,954	21	15	6
2021-22	5,614	5,564	3,842	1,722	50	32	18
2022-23	5,902	5,838	4,048	1,790	64	51	13
2023-24	5,954	5,889	4,075	1,814	65	45	20
2024-25	5,741	5,674	3,898	1,776	67	52	15
Average	6,086	6,086	4,150	1,899	6,086	27	11

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,181 where 1,299 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,118	1,024	710	314	94	68	26
2016-17	1,098	1,023	696	327	75	49	26
2017-18	1,226	1,123	780	343	103	60	43
2018-19	1,267	1,191	796	395	76	52	24
2019-20	1,287	1,185	788	397	102	56	46
2020-21	1,218	1,139	777	362	79	42	37
2021-22	1,160	1,140	788	352	20	13	7
2022-23	1,066	1,030	681	349	36	27	9
2023-24	1,070	1,033	688	345	37	25	12
2024-25	1,299	1,064	723	341	235	161	74
Average	1,181	1,181	743	353	1,181	55	30

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.49% and the percentage of black students is 4.63% at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 18.96% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 9.91% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 55.17% to 43.49%. Asian enrollment grew from 9.09% to 18.96%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.94% to 4.63%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.13% to 9.91%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7603 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6778 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	8	635	205	498	1	3,852	421
2016-17	7	743	231	558	2	3,922	445
2017-18	7	806	273	602	2	3,841	455
2018-19	10	952	291	657	1	3,805	434
2019-20	12	1,019	278	647	3	3,340	379
2020-21	12	1,118	319	724	1	3,239	336
2021-22	7	1,079	310	646	1	2,858	321
2022-23	5	1,235	319	697	1	2,901	358
2023-24	3	1,343	336	742	1	2,922	353
2024-25	2	1,335	326	698	3	3,062	358
Average	7	1,027	289	647	2	3,374	386

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at RPI

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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