Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Troy, NY.
It offers 105 graduate programs - 57 Master's, 39 Doctorate, and 9 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $64,054.
A total of 1,299 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,040 students at RPI. RPI offers online graduate programs and 171 out of 1,299 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $64,054. It offers 105 graduate programs.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 110 8th St, Troy, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,070 students
171 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $64,054 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 105 Graduate Programs
57 Master's, 39 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $64,054 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,600.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $62,500 |
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| Fees | $1,554 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,600 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,350 |
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| Room & Board | $18,120 (On-Campus) / $18,120 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,740 (On-Campus) / $1,740 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $85,264 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $85,264 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $58,325 | $60,026 | $61,673 | $61,873 | $64,054 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 105 major areas - 57 Master's (1 online programs), 39 Doctorate, 9 Post-Bachelor's (8 online programs). 420 students have been conferred Master's degree and 132 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 420 | 132 | 73 | - |
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| Men | 276 | 88 | 50 | - |
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| Women | 144 | 44 | 23 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Psychology | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
RPI graduate schools have a total of 1,070 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 713 male and 357 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,033 full-time and 37 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 171 students enrolled through online exclusively and 3 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 376 White, 28 Black, and 84 Asian students are attending at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,070 |
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| Men | 713 |
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| Women | 357 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,070 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,033 |
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| Part-time Students | 37 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,070 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 84 |
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| Black | 28 |
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| Hispanic | 39 |
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| White | 376 |
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| Two or more races | 41 |
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| Un-Known | 22 |
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