Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 182 73.6 679
2022 177 74.3 680
2021 154 78 691
2020 145 79.6 698
2019 145 79.5 697
2018 144 79.8 700
2017 144 79.3 684
2016 151 78.7 697
2015 158 77.5 693
2014 160 77.1 688
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 594 570 669 i 666 i 681 676 662 654 661 681
    Female 271 258 245 i 246 i 250 249 248 294 272 236
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 448 467 470 i 465 i 475 472 465 465 479 507
    Hispanic or Latino 27 44 20 i 20 i 20 20 20 15 22 29
    Not Hispanic or Latino 406 414 437 i 432 i 442 439 432 431 441 458
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 68 73 39 i 39 i 40 39 39 44 39 39
      Black or African American 20 20 19 i 18 i 19 19 18 18 21 18
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 288 286 357 i 353 i 361 359 353 349 363 385
      More than one race 29 34 22 i 22 i 22 22 22 20 18 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 9 13 i 13 i 13 13 13 19 16 20
  Temporary visa holders 417 361 444 i 447 i 456 453 445 483 454 410
  Science and engineering 865 828 914 i 912 i 931 925 910 948 933 917
    Science 338 337 406 i 415 i 421 417 408 466 455 406
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 38 43 45 i 46 i 46 45 44 39 45 41
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 15 13 13
      Computer and information sciences 126 125 151 i 155 i 158 151 144 123 133 137
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 11 13 i 12 i 12 13 13 15 16 12
      Mathematics and statistics 60 55 81 i 83 i 88 92 94 109 84 51
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 29 35 31 i 33 i 31 31 30 84 77 56
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 73 66 85 i 86 i 86 85 83 80 85 92
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 2 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 1 2 4
    Engineering 527 491 508 i 497 i 510 508 502 482 478 511
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 57 49 49 i 48 i 50 49 48 34 34 30
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 72 72 63 i 63 i 65 63 60 50 47 53
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 75 75 66 i 68 i 68 66 65 65 61 69
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 45 43 33 i 33 i 34 33 34 25 30 31
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 95 85 90 i 89 i 92 90 91 89 88 93
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 20 10 25 i 23 i 24 25 25 2 1 16
      Mechanical engineering 99 94 100 i 94 i 98 100 98 89 85 92
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 40 39 52 i 51 i 51 52 50 43 48 58
      Other engineering 24 24 30 i 28 i 28 30 31 85 84 69
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 50 43 76 i 78 i 75 77 77 105 136 190
    Female 10 11 34 i 35 i 34 34 34 36 46 36
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 55 51 68 i 70 i 67 68 68 112 146 196
    Hispanic or Latino 3 2 6 i 6 i 6 6 6 5 9 6
    Not Hispanic or Latino 52 49 61 i 63 i 60 61 61 102 125 178
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 7 4 5 i 5 i 5 5 5 6 10 9
      Black or African American 2 1 3 i 3 i 3 3 3 4 3 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 41 42 52 i 54 i 51 52 52 90 111 160
      More than one race 2 2 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 2 1 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 5 12 12
  Temporary visa holders 5 3 42 i 43 i 42 43 43 29 36 30
  Science and engineering 60 54 110 i 113 i 109 111 111 141 182 226
    Science 12 6 49 i 50 i 49 50 49 41 51 59
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 2 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 9 3 13 i 12 i 12 13 12 9 16 38
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 29 i 31 i 30 30 30 15 22 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 1 3 i 3 i 3 3 3 13 10 8
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 3 i 3 i 3 3 3 1 1 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 48 48 61 i 63 i 60 61 62 100 131 167
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 1 2 3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 2 3 i 3 i 3 3 3 2 0 5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 5 i 5 i 5 5 5 3 7 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 6 i 6 i 6 6 6 5 10 23
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 0 0 2
      Mechanical engineering 39 39 43 i 45 i 42 43 44 64 80 92
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 1 2 i 2 i 2 2 2 6 6 3
      Other engineering 1 1 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 19 24 33
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 204 191 246 i 250 i 250 246 239 273 310 301
  Science and engineering 204 191 246 i 250 i 250 246 239 273 310 301
    Science 73 68 88 i 92 i 91 88 85 111 113 114
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 21 18 10 i 10 i 10 10 10 10 14 13
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Computer and information sciences 30 22 36 i 39 i 38 36 33 45 44 45
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 4 5 i 5 i 5 5 5 6 4 4
      Mathematics and statistics 3 7 8 i 8 i 8 8 8 14 12 19
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 3 5 i 5 i 5 5 5 8 8 6
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 14 24 i 25 i 25 24 24 28 30 25
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Engineering 131 123 158 i 158 i 159 158 154 162 197 187
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8 6 11 i 12 i 12 11 11 9 14 9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 23 23 16 i 16 i 16 16 15 14 18 15
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 26 21 20 i 21 i 21 20 20 19 24 28
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 5 6 i 6 i 6 6 6 7 9 10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 23 26 32 i 32 i 33 32 31 33 44 44
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 8 i 7 i 7 8 7 0 0 6
      Mechanical engineering 26 23 30 i 30 i 30 30 29 30 38 36
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 12 10 18 i 18 i 18 18 17 20 26 22
      Other engineering 8 8 17 i 16 i 16 17 18 30 24 17
  Health 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 865 828 914 i 912 i 931 925 910 948 933 917
  Fellowships 8 1 63 i 63 i 62 63 62 80 74 80
    Federal 0 0 24 i 23 i 23 24 24 0 0 24
    Institutional 6 1 39 i 40 i 39 39 38 80 74 53
    Nonfederal 2 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 3
  Research assistantships 316 299 336 i 345 i 344 336 326 356 394 405
    Federal 203 191 222 i 227 i 227 222 215 273 310 270
    Institutional 65 36 81 i 82 i 82 81 79 83 84 116
    Nonfederal 48 72 33 i 36 i 35 33 32 0 0 19
  Teaching assistantships 320 341 338 i 340 i 342 339 326 346 313 350
    Federal 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 320 341 338 i 340 i 342 339 326 346 313 350
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 221 187 177 i 164 i 183 187 196 166 152 82
    Federal 1 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 7
    Institutional 192 135 8 i 8 i 8 8 8 25 27 11
    Nonfederal 4 0 5 i 5 i 5 6 6 0 0 5
    Personal resources 24 52 164 i 151 i 170 173 182 141 125 59

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 122 122 123 i 128 i 128 94 73 70 83 82
    Science 49 49 50 i 55 i 55 41 39 25 32 32
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 12 12 i 12 i 12 15 13 5 2 1
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 5 5 i 5 i 5 3 1 10 10 8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 1 i 6 i 6 6 6 1 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 9 9 9 i 9 i 9 1 3 1 6 7
      Natural resources and conservation 5 5 5 i 5 i 5 4 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 18 18 i 18 i 18 12 13 8 11 14
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 2 2
    Engineering 73 73 73 i 73 i 73 53 34 45 51 50
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 33 33 33 i 33 i 33 13 8 27 30 24
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 4 4 i 4 i 4 12 10 1 0 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 4 i 4 i 4 3 1 1 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 3 3 i 3 i 3 5 4 3 5 8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 18 18 18 i 18 i 18 15 10 2 7 13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 11 11 11 i 11 i 11 4 0 4 4 3
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 7 4 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 76 76 76 i 80 i 80 47 42 42 49 49
  Science and engineering 76 76 76 i 80 i 80 47 42 42 49 49
    Science 29 29 29 i 33 i 33 17 23 17 11 19
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 2 i 2 i 2 6 5 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 3 3 i 3 i 3 1 1 10 3 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 4 i 4 0 4 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 5 5 5 i 5 i 5 0 3 1 2 5
      Natural resources and conservation 5 5 5 i 5 i 5 3 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 14 14 i 14 i 14 7 8 6 6 9
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 47 47 47 i 47 i 47 30 19 25 38 30
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 25 25 25 i 25 i 25 7 4 19 30 17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 2 2 i 2 i 2 6 6 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 0 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 2 i 2 i 2 3 1 2 2 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 15 15 15 i 15 i 15 13 8 1 2 8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 2 2 i 2 i 2 0 0 0 3 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 2 1 0
  Health 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering