RPI vs Monroe 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 Monroe College is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than Monroe College ($17,922).
It is harder to admit to RPI than Monroe College.
Monroe College has more students with 7,011 students while RPI has 6,968 students.
RPI has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Monroe College's ratio is 16 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while Monroe College has 250 full-time faculties.

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

RPI	vs.	Monroe College
Troy, New York	Location	Bronx, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
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	$17,922
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	79%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,278

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	66.01 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	35.01 %
1,410	SAT Score	-
32	ACT Score	-
83 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
89 %	Retention Rate	70 %
6,968	Student Population	7,011
414	Number of Faculties	250
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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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