RPI vs John Jay 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.

RPI is a private (not-for-profit) and John Jay is a public 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 (1,410) 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 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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

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

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