RPI vs Queens College

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 Queens College is a public 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 (1,410) 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 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and CUNY Queens College.

RPI	vs.	Queens College
Troy, New York	Location	Queens, 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$7,538 Out-Of-State$15,488
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,900

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

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