RPI vs Hamilton College

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 (1,410) than RPI (1,410).
Hamilton College has higher submitted ACT score (32) 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 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Hamilton College.

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

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	12.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	40.97 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,490
32	ACT Score	33
83 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
89 %	Retention Rate	95 %
6,968	Student Population	2,072
414	Number of Faculties	207
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	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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