Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private university in NY, founded in 1824 and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 6,283, and the graduate enrollment is 1,333. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a highly selective school, receiving 16,661 applications and accepting 57.3% of applicants. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s athletics teams compete at the club, intramural, and varsity levels. Additionally, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute employs 437 full-time instructional staff (95% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 14:1 student to faculty ratio.
