Enrollment Trends at RPI

The student population at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is 6,968 (5,902 undergraduate and 1,066 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 310 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at RPI is 84.70% which is increased by 511 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 201 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 0.45 to 1 which means that majority of population is on male students. 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 12 years is 7,165 where 6,968 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

84.70% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.30% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 511 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 201 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.45 to 1 and it means that there are far more male students enrolled in RPI than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	6,658	5,391	3,827	1,564	1,267	875	392
2013-14	6,714 56	5,452 61	3,840 13	1,612 48	1,262 -5	888 13	374 -18
2014-15	6,835 121	5,618 166	3,898 58	1,720 108	1,217 -45	859 -29	358 -16
2015-16	6,982 147	5,864 246	4,035 137	1,829 109	1,118 -99	778 -81	340 -18
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
Average	7,165	5,966	4,115	1,851	1,199	819	380

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 5,966 where 5,902 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	5,391	5,371	3,813	1,558	20	14	6
2013-14	5,452	5,423	3,819	1,604	29	21	8
2014-15	5,618	5,598	3,888	1,710	20	10	10
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
Average	5,966	5,966	4,095	1,842	5,966	20	9

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 1,199 where 1,066 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,267	1,167	797	370	100	78	22
2013-14	1,262	1,142	794	348	120	94	26
2014-15	1,217	1,073	768	305	144	91	53
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
Average	1,199	1,199	761	351	1,199	57	29

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 41.63% and the percentage of black students is 4.58% at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 17.72% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	8	552	146	376	3	4,111	315
2013-14	6	583	144	398	3	3,999	358
2014-15	6	629	182	439	3	3,913	386
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
Average	8	850	245	567	2	3,616	383

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