John Jay vs RPI Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

John Jay is a public and RPI is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than John Jay ($15,420).
It is harder to admit to John Jay than RPI.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than John Jay (1,140).
John Jay has more students with 13,921 students while RPI has 6,968 students.
RPI has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while John Jay's ratio is 16 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while John Jay has 398 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

John Jay	vs.	RPI
New York, New York	Location	Troy, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$7,470 Out-Of-State$15,420	2024 Tuition & Fees	$61,884
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$7,275	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,552

57.00 %	Acceptance Rates	58.00 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,410
-	ACT Score	32
53 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	89 %
13,921	Student Population	6,968
398	Number of Faculties	414
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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