Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Various career services are offered by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy such as:

• Search for job postings and internships
• Help with career application materials such as resume making, keyword tips, formatting tips, etc.
• Career fairs are also organized by the institute

Some of the numbers for RPI Career Services are:

• Career fair student attendees: 1,950
• On-campus interviews: 1,923
• Student searching Handshake (job platform): 7,633

The two of the most popular Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy popular programs are MBA and MSc in IT. A few of the courses of the institute are ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2023. The rankings of these courses are given below:

A few of the most popular majors of RPI Troy are Engineering; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Mathematics and Statistics; Visual and Performing Arts, etc. The most popular majors among the institute’s 2022 graduates were:

·         Engineering: 45%

·         Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services: 21%

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute world ranking as per QS World University Rankings in 2024 is #494. Whereas, THE World University ranking has placed it at #401-500 in 2024. A comparison of the university with the current year’s ranking and 2023 is given below:

As per U.S. News & World Report, RPI Troy rank is #60 in the national universities category for 2024. Though not in the Top 50 universities in the US, the university is in the Top 60 universities in the US. In 2023, RPI ranked at #51 position. A few of the indicators that are used by U.S. News & World Report for ranking purpose are expert opinion, outcomes, faculty resources, financial resources, etc.

For admission to RPI Troy Lally School of Management graduate courses, the competent applicants have the following:

• A GPA of 3.0
• A GMAT score of 600 or GRE score of 156 Q / 146 V / 4.0 AW

Note the above-given requirements are not the minimum requirements, and the GMAT / GRE score submission is optional. All the applications at the institute are reviewed holistically, where in academic grades, letters of recommendation, test scores, work experience, and personal statement are considered.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy has stated that international students must submit IELTS / TOEFL / PTE / Duolingo scores in order to take admission. The minimum scores required in these ELP tests are:

The academic requirements for admission to RPI Troy vary as per the course levels. However, there are general requirements that the university expects its international students to meet. These are:

• UG: The applicants should have obtained secondary school qualification
• PG: A bachelor’s degree or equivalent should be obtained by the applicants to get into graduate courses

Besides meeting the academic requirements, the applicants should meet the English language proficiency requirements. To showcase this, the applicants are required to submit IELTS / TOEFL / PTE / Duolingo score.

In the case of UG programs, since there are different types of application rounds, the admission decisions are announced on various dates by RPI Troy. Here are some of the admission decision dates of the university’s UG programs:

The application deadlines for RPI Troy vary as per the UG and PG courses. The RPI application deadlines are given below: