Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Work 110 Eighth Street
Troy, NY 12180-3590
Work(518) 276-6216
Admissions E-mail: admissions@rpi.edu
Web site: http://www.rpi.edu
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College Category:
National Universities
National Universities
Overview : Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1824 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 5,394 |
| Setting: | urban |
| Endowment: | $793,323,000 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 1/15 |
| Application fee: | $70 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 44.1% |
| Selectivity: | more selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,165 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation's oldest technological university. Its campus blends its historic ivy-covered buildings with the some of the most sophisticated technology in the world. Since 2001, Rensselaer has been guided by the vision of The Rensselaer Plan. The comprehensive strategic plan for the Institute serves as catalyst for change and sets forth the ambitions of the Institute. Student achievement and the expansion of research at all levels remain the most transformational objectives of the plan. To achieve these goals we are expanding our faculty, recruiting constellations of renowned faculty and top undergraduate and graduate students, and expanding our student research and student life experiences. Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminence in research conducted in a wide range of fields, with particular emphasis in biotechnology, energy and the environment, nanotechnology, information technology, and media arts and technology. The Institute is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace. Students are encouraged to work in interdisciplinary programs that allow them to combine scholarly work from several departments or schools. The university provides rigorous, engaging, interactive learning environments and campus-wide opportunities for leadership, undergraduate and graduate research, communication, and creativity. Rensselaer provides students with an educational approach distinguished by experimental study; research and entrepreneurial partnerships with faculty; and a lively and intellectually engaging campus environment. The university is home to a variety of cutting-edge facilities and research platforms that accommodate and advance research initiatives and can be found to work together in ways that represent a new model in higher education. The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies houses more than 400 Rensselaer researchers in biotechnology and related disciplines who work in functional tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, integrated systems biology, bioinformatics, biocatalysis, metabolic engineering, and more. The Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations is among the world's most powerful university-based supercomputers. The CCNI is designed to advance semiconductor technology to the nanoscale, while also enabling key nanotechnology innovations in the fields of energy, biotechnology, new materials, arts, and medicine. The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, opened in October 2008, provides a platform for exploration and learning at the nexus of research, technology, and the performing arts. The building houses a 1,200-seat concert hall, a 400-seat theater, flexible black box studio spaces, and production facilities to support visualization, simulation, and animation studies. These three platforms work together to create research and learning opportunities on a scale that magnifies the resources' impact on students and faculty. In addition, Rensselaer has more than 160 clubs and organizations, new and renovated residences halls and dining halls, dozens of intramural teams, as well as Division I and Division III teams. The upcoming opening of the East Campus Athletic Village in October 2009 will further expand our athletic opportunities. Rensselaer is expanding its student life model based on the concept of "Clustered Learning Advocacy and Support for Students" (CLASS). With the initiative, faculty will be more involved in the student experience and class deans will be instituted. In total, Rensselaer is a place where students are exceptionally committed to their education and are often greatly concerned with developing research and creating technologies, art, businesses, and scientific discoveries that will change and better the world. While serious about their work, Rensselaer students are also often actively engaged in student activities and athletics. |
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