Admission Scores Trends at RPI

Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is 1402, and current year SAT score is 1450. The SAT score have been increased 85 points since 2012. The SAT score has risen almost every year over the past decade, and have continued to rise especially recent years at RPI. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at RPI.

Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at RPI. You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores to RPI by score range 1350-1450, 1400-1500, and 1450-1550.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2023 SAT score is 1450 at RPI. Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score is 1307 (25^th percentile) and 1494 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at RPI.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2012.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2012-13	1,270	1,365	1,460	660	710	760	610	655	700
2013-14	1,290	1,389	1,488	670	719	768	620	670	720
2014-15	1,300	1,395	1,490	680	725	770	620	670	720
2015-16	1,280	1,385	1,490	670	720	770	610	665	720
2016-17	1,280	1,380	1,480	670	720	770	610	660	710
2017-18	1,320	1,410	1,500	680	725	770	640	685	730
2018-19	1,330	1,415	1,500	690	735	780	640	680	720
2019-20	1,290	1,390	1,490	670	725	780	620	665	710
2020-21	1,300	1,400	1,500	680	730	780	620	670	720
2021-22	1,360	1,440	1,520	700	740	780	660	700	740
2022-23	1,360	1,450	1,520	700	750	780	660	700	740
Average	1307	1402	1494	679	727	773	628	675	721

SAT Scores Over Time of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute SAT Score Trends Chart

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2023 ACT score is 33 at RPI. Over the past 12 years, the average ACT score of the last 12 years is 28 (25^th percentile) and 33 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at RPI.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2012.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2012-13	26	29	31	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013-14	27	29	31	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-15	27	30	32	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015-16	28	30	32	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	28	30	32	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-18	28	30	32	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-19	29	31	33	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	28	31	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	29	32	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	32	33	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	30	33	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	28	31	33	0	0	0	0	0	0

ACT Scores Over Time of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ACT Score Trends Chart

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ACT English Trends Chart

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

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