Troy, NY

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

https://www.rpi.edu

Repayment outcome

97.4%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$59,000–$103,400

middle 50% · median $81,700

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$32,986

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$27,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$59,470

Default rate

1.9%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Engineering Tech$88,933
Computer Science$87,532
Interdisciplinary$69,338
Engineering$69,140
Social Sciences$68,790
Business$65,821
Math & Statistics$63,005
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.$63,005
Physical Sciences$52,316
Biology$46,478
Psychology$31,305
Visual & Performing Arts$26,739

Academics

Acceptance

41.2%

Avg SAT

1,366

Enrollment

5,379

What students study

11 fields offered

Engineering

54% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Computer Science9.4%
03Physical Sciences5.8%
04Business5.6%
05Biology5.6%
06Engineering Tech4.0%
07Architecture3.3%
08Math & Statistics2.9%
09Communications2.7%
10Visual & Performing Arts2.4%
11Interdisciplinary2.2%