Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Troy, NY.

It offers 96 graduate programs - 56 Master's, 38 Doctorate, and 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $61,873.

A total of 1,066 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,968 students at RPI.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $61,873. It offers ninety-six (96) graduate programs.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address110 8th St, Troy, NY
Graduate School Students1,160 students
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$61,873
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 96 Graduate Programs
56 Master's, 38 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $61,873 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,520.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$60,360
Fees$1,513
Cost per Credit$2,520
Books & Supplies$1,310
Room & Board$17,530 (On-Campus) / $17,530 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,680 (On-Campus) / $1,680 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$82,393
Off-Campus Total$82,393

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 96 major areas - 56 Master's, 38 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelor's. 347 students have been conferred Master's degree and 146 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total3471464-
Men2311042-
Women116422-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Technical and Scientific Communication NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Technology18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Transportation and Highway Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering MechanicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nuclear Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systems Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Operations Research NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Mathematics16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science, Technology and Society3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Natural Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cognitive Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Computer Interaction NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hydrology and Water Resources Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Visual and Performing Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Game and Interactive Media Design6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance and Financial Management Services (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Statistics48 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

RPI graduate schools have a total of 1,160 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 801 male and 359 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,140 full-time and 20 part-time students in graduate schools.

By race/ethnicity 453 White, 35 Black, and 77 Asian students are attending at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

59 grad students are younger than 22 and 29 students are older than 65. It has 845 students aged between 22 and 30 and 133 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,160
Men801
Women359
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,160
Full-time Students1,140
Part-time Students20
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,160
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian77
Black35
Hispanic50
White453
Two or more races45
Un-Known13
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,160
21 & Under59
22-24421
25-29424
30-34105
35-3928
40 & Over29