Student Population at RPI

Total Enrollment

6,968

Undergraduate

5,902

Graduate

1,066

Men Students

4,807

Women Students

2,161

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,968 students have enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 5,902 undergraduate and 1,066 graduate.

By gender, 4,807 male and 2,161 female students are attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. By attendance status, there are 6,868 full-time students and 100 part-time students.

The number of students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Washington University in St Louis and Johns Hopkins University, its population is very small (average population is 29,987).

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,807 male and 2,161 female students attending RPI. The male-to-female student ratio is 2.22 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at RPI.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at RPI
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,902	5,838	64
Men	4,099	4,048	51
Women	1,803	1,790	13

Population by Gender/Attending Status at RPI
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,066	1,030	36
Men	708	681	27
Women	358	349	9

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,901 White students (41.63%) and 1,235 Asian students (17.72%) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	3	1
Asian	1,145	751	394
Black or African American	286	194	92
Hispanic	633	451	182
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,521	1,703	818
Two or More Races	316	211	105
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	294	208	86
Total	5,902	4,099	1,803

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	90	42	48
Black or African American	33	26	7
Hispanic	64	35	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	380	252	128
Two or More Races	42	32	10
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	14	9	5
Total	1,066	708	358

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,346 students whose age under twenty five and 173 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Especially, 189 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Population by Student Age at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,902	4,099	1,803
Under 18	189	115	74
18-19	2,954	2,072	882
20-21	2,222	1,511	711
22-24	501	371	130
25-29	24	21	3
30-34	8	7	1
35-39	2	2	0
65 and over	1	0	1
unknown	1	0	1
Total	5,902	4,099	1,803

Population by Student Age at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,066	708	358
20-21	59	31	28
22-24	421	277	144
25-29	424	292	132
30-34	105	74	31
35-39	28	19	9
40-49	25	13	12
50-64	4	2	2
Total	1,066	708	358