Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 175 72.7 631
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
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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 433 448 467 470 i 465 i 475 472 465 465 479
    Hispanic or Latino 46 27 44 20 i 20 i 20 20 20 15 22
    Not Hispanic or Latino 377 406 414 437 i 432 i 442 439 432 431 441
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 54 68 73 39 i 39 i 40 39 39 44 39
      Black or African American 19 20 20 19 i 18 i 19 19 18 18 21
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      White 275 288 286 357 i 353 i 361 359 353 349 363
      More than one race 29 29 34 22 i 22 i 22 22 22 20 18
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 15 9 13 i 13 i 13 13 13 19 16
  Temporary visa holders 413 417 361 444 i 447 i 456 453 445 483 454
  Science and engineering 846 865 828 914 i 912 i 931 925 910 948 933
    Science 357 338 337 406 i 415 i 421 417 408 466 455
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 35 38 43 45 i 46 i 46 45 44 39 45
      Communication 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 15 13
      Computer and information sciences 141 126 125 151 i 155 i 158 151 144 123 133
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 11 11 13 i 12 i 12 13 13 15 16
      Mathematics and statistics 52 60 55 81 i 83 i 88 92 94 109 84
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 33 29 35 31 i 33 i 31 31 30 84 77
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 75 73 66 85 i 86 i 86 85 83 80 85
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 8 1 2 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 1 2
    Engineering 489 527 491 508 i 497 i 510 508 502 482 478
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 54 57 49 49 i 48 i 50 49 48 34 34
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 64 72 72 63 i 63 i 65 63 60 50 47
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 58 75 75 66 i 68 i 68 66 65 65 61
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 40 45 43 33 i 33 i 34 33 34 25 30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 86 95 85 90 i 89 i 92 90 91 89 88
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 22 20 10 25 i 23 i 24 25 25 2 1
      Mechanical engineering 104 99 94 100 i 94 i 98 100 98 89 85
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 37 40 39 52 i 51 i 51 52 50 43 48
      Other engineering 24 24 24 30 i 28 i 28 30 31 85 84
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 25 55 51 68 i 70 i 67 68 68 112 146
    Hispanic or Latino 2 3 2 6 i 6 i 6 6 6 5 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 22 52 49 61 i 63 i 60 61 61 102 125
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 7 4 5 i 5 i 5 5 5 6 10
      Black or African American 2 2 1 3 i 3 i 3 3 3 4 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      White 18 41 42 52 i 54 i 51 52 52 90 111
      More than one race 2 2 2 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 2 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 0 0 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 5 12
  Temporary visa holders 28 5 3 42 i 43 i 42 43 43 29 36
  Science and engineering 53 60 54 110 i 113 i 109 111 111 141 182
    Science 21 12 6 49 i 50 i 49 50 49 41 51
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 0 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 2 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 1 1
      Computer and information sciences 12 9 3 13 i 12 i 12 13 12 9 16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5 1 1 29 i 31 i 30 30 30 15 22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 2 1 3 i 3 i 3 3 3 13 10
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 1 3 i 3 i 3 3 3 1 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 32 48 48 61 i 63 i 60 61 62 100 131
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 1 2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 0 2 3 i 3 i 3 3 3 2 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 0 1 5 i 5 i 5 5 5 3 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 1 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 12 2 2 6 i 6 i 6 6 6 5 10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 39 39 43 i 45 i 42 43 44 64 80
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 3 1 2 i 2 i 2 2 2 6 6
      Other engineering 1 1 1 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 19 24
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 166 204 191 246 i 250 i 250 246 239 273 310
  Science and engineering 166 204 191 246 i 250 i 250 246 239 273 310
    Science 62 73 68 88 i 92 i 91 88 85 111 113
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 21 18 10 i 10 i 10 10 10 10 14
      Communication 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 20 30 22 36 i 39 i 38 36 33 45 44
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 2 4 5 i 5 i 5 5 5 6 4
      Mathematics and statistics 7 3 7 8 i 8 i 8 8 8 14 12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 6 3 5 i 5 i 5 5 5 8 8
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 11 14 24 i 25 i 25 24 24 28 30
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 1
    Engineering 104 131 123 158 i 158 i 159 158 154 162 197
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 8 6 11 i 12 i 12 11 11 9 14
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 15 23 23 16 i 16 i 16 16 15 14 18
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 14 26 21 20 i 21 i 21 20 20 19 24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 5 6 i 6 i 6 6 6 7 9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 15 23 26 32 i 32 i 33 32 31 33 44
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 1 1 8 i 7 i 7 8 7 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 23 26 23 30 i 30 i 30 30 29 30 38
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10 12 10 18 i 18 i 18 18 17 20 26
      Other engineering 10 8 8 17 i 16 i 16 17 18 30 24
    Health 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 846 865 828 914 i 912 i 931 925 910 948 933
  Fellowships 11 8 1 63 i 63 i 62 63 62 80 74
    Federal 0 0 0 24 i 23 i 23 24 24 0 0
    Institutional 11 6 1 39 i 40 i 39 39 38 80 74
    Nonfederal 0 2 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 300 316 299 336 i 345 i 344 336 326 356 394
    Federal 155 203 191 222 i 227 i 227 222 215 273 310
    Institutional 108 65 36 81 i 82 i 82 81 79 83 84
    Nonfederal 37 48 72 33 i 36 i 35 33 32 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 324 320 341 338 i 340 i 342 339 326 346 313
    Federal 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 324 320 341 338 i 340 i 342 339 326 346 313
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 211 221 187 177 i 164 i 183 187 196 166 152
    Federal 11 1 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 144 192 135 8 i 8 i 8 8 8 25 27
    Nonfederal 13 4 0 5 i 5 i 5 6 6 0 0
    Personal resources 43 24 52 164 i 151 i 170 173 182 141 125

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 106 122 122 123 i 128 i 128 94 73 70 83
    Science 83 49 49 50 i 55 i 55 41 39 25 32
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 52 12 12 12 i 12 i 12 15 13 5 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 5 5 5 i 5 i 5 3 1 10 10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 i 6 i 6 6 6 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 16 9 9 9 i 9 i 9 1 3 1 6
      Natural resources and conservation 6 5 5 5 i 5 i 5 4 3 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 18 18 18 i 18 i 18 12 13 8 11
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 2
    Engineering 23 73 73 73 i 73 i 73 53 34 45 51
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 33 33 33 i 33 i 33 13 8 27 30
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 4 4 4 i 4 i 4 12 10 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 4 4 4 i 4 i 4 3 1 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 3 3 3 i 3 i 3 5 4 3 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 1 1 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 18 18 18 i 18 i 18 15 10 2 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 11 11 11 i 11 i 11 4 0 4 4
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 7 4
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 52 76 76 76 i 80 i 80 47 42 42 49
  Science and engineering 52 76 76 76 i 80 i 80 47 42 42 49
    Science 38 29 29 29 i 33 i 33 17 23 17 11
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 30 2 2 2 i 2 i 2 6 5 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 3 3 3 i 3 i 3 1 1 10 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i 4 i 4 0 4 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 5 5 5 i 5 i 5 0 3 1 2
      Natural resources and conservation 4 5 5 5 i 5 i 5 3 2 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 14 14 14 i 14 i 14 7 8 6 6
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 14 47 47 47 i 47 i 47 30 19 25 38
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 25 25 25 i 25 i 25 7 4 19 30
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 2 2 2 i 2 i 2 6 6 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 2 2 i 2 i 2 3 1 2 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 15 15 15 i 15 i 15 13 8 1 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 2 2 2 i 2 i 2 0 0 0 3
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 2 1
    Health 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 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