Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Quick facts
Motto: Knowledge and Thoroughness
| University world Ranking - Times 200 (UK) | = 191 |
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| University world Ranking - Jiaotong 500 (China) | 203 to 304 |
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| University world Ranking - Newsweek 100 (USA) | N/A |
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| American Rank (Jiaotong) | 99 to 138 |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Basic Facts |
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| Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total) | 5845 |
1363 |
7204 |
| Faculty / Staff | 481 |
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| Established | 1824 |
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| Endowment (2006) - USA Rank | $682,894,000 - 90th | ||
| Endowment per student | $94,794 |
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| Affiliations | National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, New Ivies, ECAC |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Information
Situated in Troy (New York State), the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private research institute that has a full time student body of around 6300; this is enhanced by a large part time student body of just over 900. Rensselaer is very much focused towards science and technological studies, and is today presided over by it's President Shirley Jackson.
Although its strength is in science and technologies Rensselaer also covers other topics across its five schools:
School of Architecture
School of Engineering
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Management and Technology
School of Science
Being a well thought of institution, Rensselaer manages to attract some very well known faculty including the nobel prize for physics winner Ivar Giaever; others include David Musser, James Hendler and Leik Myrabo. Notable alumni include Washington Roebling, George Ferris, Theodore Judah, Keith Millis, and James Fallon.
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