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:
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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: | 5,167 |
| Setting | urban |
| Endowment: | $812,290,000 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 1/15 |
| Application fee: | $70 |
| Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: | 49.4 % |
| Selectivity: | more selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,990 |
| Mission | |
| School mission | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation's oldest technological university. The university offers bachelor???s, master???s, and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences, information technology, architecture, management, and the humanities and social sciences. Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminence in research conducted in a wide range of fields, with particular emphasis in biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, and the media arts and technology. The Institute is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development. Students are encouraged to work in inter- and cross-disciplinary programs that allow them to combine scholarly work from several departments or schools. The university provides rigorous, engaging, interactive learning environments and campuswide opportunities for leadership, communication, and creativity. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute provides students with learning and discovery across academic disciplines, with an educational approach distinguished by experimental study; research and entrepreneurial partnerships with faculty; opportunities to collaborate in teams; and a lively and intellectually engaging campus environment. The university is home to a variety of cutting-edge facilities that accommodate and advance research initiatives. The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies houses more than 400 Rensselaer researchers in biotechnology, informational technology, and related disciplines who work in functional tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, integrated systems biology, bioinformatics, biocatalysis, and metabolic engineering. The newly opened Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI) is the world's most powerful university-based supercomputer. The CCNI is designed to continue advancing semiconductor technology to the nanoscale, while also enabling key nanotechnology innovations in the fields of energy, biotechnology, new materials, arts, and medicine. Rensselaer's Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) opening in October of 2008, and will provide a platform for exploration and learning at the nexus of research, technology, and the performing arts. The building will house 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, as well as classical and experimental performances. To guarantee an optimal living and learning environment, Rensselaer has renovated residence halls, and created a variety of gathering spaces to promote student collaboration. |
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