Applying to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

RPI's acceptance rate is 53% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 17,498 students applied and 9,274 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 14% with 1,298 enrolled students out of 9,274 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,440 and the ACT score is 33 at RPI.

To apply to RPI, it is required to submit high school GPA and admission test scores. Below tables and charts analyze RPI's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for applying undergraduate school and $75 for graduate school at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$70
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	www.rpi.edu/dept/admissions/index.html
Online Application	admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/admission/index.html
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Doctorate (Research)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 53.00% and the yield is 14.00%. 11,794 men and 5,690 women applied to RPI and 6,133 men and 3,130 women students were accepted. Among them, 920 men and 376 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	17,498	11,794	5,690
Admitted	9,274	6,133	3,130
Enrolled	1,298	920	376
Acceptance Rate	53.00%	52.00%	55.01%
Yield	14.00%	15.00%	12.01%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 571 students (43% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 199 students (15%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 740 and the 25^th percentile is 660. The SAT Math score is 780 (75^th) and 700 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 34 (75^th percentile) and 32 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	660	740
SAT Math	700	780
ACT Composite	32	34
ACT Math	0	0
ACT English	0	0

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, and Admission Test Scores to its applicants. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

RPI Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended