The student population at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is 6,968 (5,902 undergraduate and 1,066 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 254 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at RPI is 84.70% which is increased by 450 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 196 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.45 to 1 which means that majority of population is on male students.

All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute does not offer online degree/certificate program).

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,215 where 6,968 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

84.70% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.30% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 450 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 196 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.45 to 1 and it means that there are far more male students enrolled in RPI than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,7145,4523,8401,6121,262888374
2014-156,835
121
5,618
166
3,898
58
1,720
108
1,217
-45
859
-29
358
-16
2015-166,982
147
5,864
246
4,035
137
1,829
109
1,118
-99
778
-81
340
-18
2016-177,363
381
6,265
401
4,285
250
1,980
151
1,098
-20
745
-33
353
13
2017-187,592
229
6,366
101
4,325
40
2,041
61
1,226
128
840
95
386
33
2018-197,895
303
6,628
262
4,520
195
2,108
67
1,267
41
848
8
419
33
2019-207,528
-367
6,241
-387
4,234
-286
2,007
-101
1,287
20
844
-4
443
24
2020-217,501
-27
6,283
42
4,323
89
1,960
-47
1,218
-69
819
-25
399
-44
2021-226,774
-727
5,614
-669
3,874
-449
1,740
-220
1,160
-58
801
-18
359
-40
2022-236,968
194
5,902
288
4,099
225
1,803
63
1,066
-94
708
-93
358
-1
Average7,2156,0234,1431,8801,192813379
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,023 where 5,902 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,4525,4233,8191,60429218
2014-155,6185,5983,8881,710201010
2015-165,8645,8454,0211,82419145
2016-176,2656,2464,2711,97519145
2017-186,3666,3404,3092,031261610
2018-196,6286,6074,5082,09921129
2019-206,2416,2184,2182,00023167
2020-216,2836,2624,3081,95421156
2021-225,6145,5643,8421,722503218
2022-235,9025,8384,0481,790645113
Average6,0236,0234,1231,8716,023209
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,192 where 1,066 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,2621,1427943481209426
2014-151,2171,0737683051449153
2015-161,1181,024710314946826
2016-171,0981,023696327754926
2017-181,2261,1237803431036043
2018-191,2671,191796395765224
2019-201,2871,1857883971025646
2020-211,2181,139777362794237
2021-221,1601,14078835220137
2022-231,0661,03068134936279
Average1,1921,1927583491,1925530
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 41.63% and the percentage of black students is 4.58% at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 17.72% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14658314439833,999358
2014-15662918243933,913386
2015-16863520549813,852421
2016-17774323155823,922445
2017-18780627360223,841455
2018-191095229165713,805434
2019-20121,01927864733,340379
2020-21121,11831972413,239336
2021-2271,07931064612,858321
2022-2351,23531969712,901358
Average888025558723,567389
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.


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