Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at RPI

At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 48.30%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 58.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 18.37%, and the 2024 yield is 16.00%. The number of RPI applicants decreased by -3.44% (580 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 48.30%, and this year's acceptance rate is 58.00% at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 47.28% and women students' rate is 50.77%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	41.20%	38.83%	46.69%
2014-15	37.50% -3.70%	36.30% -6.63%	40.06% -6.63%
2015-16	41.87% 4.36%	39.41% 7.37%	47.43% 7.37%
2016-17	44.35% 2.48%	42.61% 0.78%	48.20% 0.78%
2017-18	43.17% -1.18%	41.59% -1.50%	46.70% -1.50%
2018-19	42.99% -0.18%	41.29% -0.13%	46.57% -0.13%
2019-20	47.41% 4.42%	45.62% 4.73%	51.30% 4.73%
2020-21	57.26% 9.85%	57.19% 6.10%	57.40% 6.10%
2021-22	53.00% -4.26%	52.00% -2.39%	55.01% -2.39%
2022-23	64.51% 11.51%	66.25% 6.15%	61.16% 6.15%
2023-24	58.00% -6.51%	59.00% -3.16%	57.99% -3.16%
Average	48.30%	47.28%	50.77%

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.37% where the current academic year yield is 16.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	21.21%	22.28%	19.15%
2014-15	19.08% -2.13%	19.70% -1.27%	17.88% -1.27%
2015-16	18.55% -0.52%	19.27% -0.66%	17.22% -0.66%
2016-17	20.58% 2.03%	21.26% 2.04%	19.26% 2.04%
2017-18	19.75% -0.83%	20.77% -1.54%	17.72% -1.54%
2018-19	20.27% 0.52%	21.15% 0.90%	18.62% 0.90%
2019-20	18.85% -1.43%	19.54% -1.12%	17.50% -1.12%
2020-21	15.35% -3.50%	16.18% -3.85%	13.66% -3.85%
2021-22	14.00% -1.35%	15.00% -1.64%	12.01% -1.64%
2022-23	18.40% 4.41%	19.01% 5.07%	17.09% 5.07%
2023-24	16.00% -2.40%	16.01% -1.08%	16.00% -1.08%
Average	18.37%	19.11%	16.92%

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 17,898, the average number of admitted is 8,585, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,563. The number of RPI applicants decreased by -3.44% (580 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	16,150	6,654	1,411
2014-15	18,602 2,452	6,976 -80	1,331 -80
2015-16	17,752 -850	7,432 48	1,379 48
2016-17	18,524 772	8,215 312	1,691 312
2017-18	19,505 981	8,420 -28	1,663 -28
2018-19	20,402 897	8,770 115	1,778 115
2019-20	18,635 -1,767	8,835 -113	1,665 -113
2020-21	16,661 -1,974	9,540 -201	1,464 -201
2021-22	17,498 837	9,274 -166	1,298 -166
2022-23	16,863 -635	10,878 704	2,002 704
2023-24	16,283 -580	9,444 -491	1,511 -491
Average	17,898	8,585	1,563

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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