RPI vs Hilbert 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.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than Hilbert College ($32,150).
It is harder to admit to RPI than Hilbert College.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Hilbert College (1,060).
RPI has more students with 6,968 students while Hilbert College has 877 students.
RPI has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Hilbert College's ratio is 14 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while Hilbert College has 41 full-time faculties.

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

RPI	vs.	Hilbert College
Troy, New York	Location	Hamburg, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$61,884	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,150
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,907

58.45 %	Acceptance Rates	98.02 %
16.31 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.47 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,060
32	ACT Score	-
83 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
89 %	Retention Rate	66 %
6,968	Student Population	877
414	Number of Faculties	41
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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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