Queens College vs RPI

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

Queens College 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 Queens College ($15,488).
It is harder to admit to RPI than Queens College.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Queens College (1,210).
Queens College has more students with 17,001 students while RPI has 6,968 students.
RPI has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Queens College's ratio is 14 to 1.
Queens College has more full-time faculties with 553 faculties while RPI has 414 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - CUNY Queens College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Queens College	vs.	RPI
Queens, 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$7,538 Out-Of-State$15,488	2024 Tuition & Fees	$61,884
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$5,900	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,552

69.00 %	Acceptance Rates	58.00 %
15.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,410
-	ACT Score	32
56 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	89 %
17,001	Student Population	6,968
553	Number of Faculties	414
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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