Hamilton 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Hamilton College has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,740) than RPI ($61,884).
It is harder to admit to Hamilton College than RPI.
Hamilton College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than RPI (1,410).
Hamilton College has higher submitted ACT score (33) than RPI (32).
RPI has more students with 6,968 students while Hamilton College has 2,072 students.
Hamilton College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while RPI's ratio is 12 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while Hamilton College has 207 full-time faculties.

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

Hamilton College	vs.	RPI
Clinton, New York	Location	Troy, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$62,740	2024 Tuition & Fees	$61,884
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$48,241	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,552

11.77 %	Acceptance Rates	58.45 %
40.70 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.31 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,410
33	ACT Score	32
92 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	89 %
2,072	Student Population	6,968
207	Number of Faculties	414
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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