2019 College Rankings for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2019 Rankings For Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Men's Football (ranked 2 out of 222)
Women's Softball (ranked 6 out of 370)
Top Ranked for Engineering (ranked 6 out of 309)
Top Ranked for Physics (ranked 6 out of 263)
Top Ranked for Mechanical Engineering (ranked 7 out of 272)

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All 2019 Rankings For Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	56 of 1778
Middle Atlantic	14 of 333
New York	6 of 133

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	690 of 1510
Middle Atlantic	120 of 289
New York	53 of 116

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	798 of 1510
Middle Atlantic	146 of 289
New York	58 of 116

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	859 of 1510
Middle Atlantic	155 of 289
New York	56 of 116

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	337 of 2238
Ethnic	724 of 2486
Male / Female	1811 of 2486
Location	108 of 2236

Architecture & Related Services

	better worse
Top Ranked	44 of 109
Best Value	83 of 107
Most Popular	61 of 206
Most Focused	34 of 206
Highest Paid Grads	33 of 142

General Architecture

	better worse
Top Ranked	18 of 91
Best Value	36 of 89
Most Popular	37 of 116
Most Focused	22 of 116
Highest Paid Grads	28 of 91

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	80 of 824
Best Value	420 of 808
Most Popular	522 of 1426
Most Focused	994 of 1426
Highest Paid Grads	103 of 891

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	32 of 237
Best Value	115 of 233
Most Popular	149 of 574
Most Focused	214 of 574
Highest Paid Grads	54 of 357

Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

	better worse
Most Popular	9 of 52
Most Focused	5 of 52

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	50 of 820
Best Value	367 of 803
Most Popular	775 of 1383
Most Focused	1237 of 1383
Highest Paid Grads	106 of 847

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	173 of 851
Best Value	598 of 810
Most Popular	1080 of 1990
Most Focused	1897 of 1990
Highest Paid Grads	49 of 902

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	93 of 747
Best Value	476 of 711
Most Popular	624 of 1675
Most Focused	1293 of 1675
Highest Paid Grads	26 of 724

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	153 of 601
Best Value	472 of 587
Most Popular	788 of 1215
Most Focused	1109 of 1215
Highest Paid Grads	102 of 713

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	916 of 1027
Most Focused	1000 of 1027
Highest Paid Grads	95 of 601

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

	better worse
Top Ranked	15 of 98
Best Value	64 of 97
Most Popular	142 of 247
Most Focused	165 of 247
Highest Paid Grads	12 of 127

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	34 of 603
Best Value	229 of 575
Most Popular	99 of 1552
Most Focused	117 of 1552
Highest Paid Grads	80 of 827

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	35 of 357
Best Value	188 of 338
Most Popular	316 of 838
Most Focused	490 of 838
Highest Paid Grads	53 of 451

Computer Science

	better worse
Top Ranked	33 of 286
Best Value	124 of 278
Most Popular	32 of 606
Most Focused	17 of 605
Highest Paid Grads	52 of 361

Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	6 of 309
Best Value	110 of 302
Most Popular	33 of 596
Most Focused	19 of 596
Highest Paid Grads	44 of 354

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	3 of 56
Best Value	30 of 56
Most Popular	16 of 65
Most Focused	7 of 65
Highest Paid Grads	21 of 53

Biomedical Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	13 of 141
Most Focused	6 of 141
Highest Paid Grads	49 of 92

Chemical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	9 of 151
Best Value	49 of 150
Most Popular	30 of 167
Most Focused	13 of 167
Highest Paid Grads	7 of 146

Civil Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	9 of 207
Best Value	73 of 203
Most Popular	90 of 263
Most Focused	29 of 263
Highest Paid Grads	10 of 208

Electrical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	31 of 269
Best Value	126 of 264
Most Popular	45 of 350
Most Focused	31 of 350
Highest Paid Grads	44 of 274

Engineering Science

	better worse
Most Popular	35 of 35
Most Focused	34 of 35

Environmental Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	6 of 46
Best Value	20 of 45
Most Popular	42 of 86
Most Focused	16 of 86
Highest Paid Grads	20 of 56

Industrial Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	8 of 86
Best Value	43 of 84
Most Popular	28 of 108
Most Focused	10 of 108
Highest Paid Grads	16 of 90

Materials Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	4 of 44
Best Value	16 of 44
Most Popular	21 of 52
Most Focused	6 of 52
Highest Paid Grads	13 of 46

Mechanical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	7 of 272
Best Value	89 of 268
Most Popular	24 of 337
Most Focused	17 of 337
Highest Paid Grads	25 of 263

Nuclear Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	8 of 20
Most Focused	4 of 20
Highest Paid Grads	5 of 16

Engineering Technologies

	better worse
Most Popular	103 of 445
Most Focused	131 of 445

Computer Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	5 of 79
Most Focused	6 of 79

Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	1501 of 1678
Most Focused	1641 of 1678
Highest Paid Grads	144 of 687

Health/Medical Prep Programs

	better worse
Most Popular	73 of 158
Most Focused	113 of 158

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	64 of 471
Best Value	244 of 460
Most Popular	99 of 1224
Most Focused	65 of 1224
Highest Paid Grads	168 of 805

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	30 of 475
Best Value	173 of 465
Most Popular	68 of 1170
Most Focused	40 of 1170
Highest Paid Grads	143 of 771

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	359 of 1032
Most Focused	541 of 1032

Cognitive Science

	better worse
Most Popular	37 of 43
Most Focused	33 of 43

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	262 of 528
Most Focused	332 of 528

Science, Technology & Society

	better worse
Most Popular	20 of 35
Most Focused	22 of 35

Sustainability Science

	better worse
Most Popular	35 of 65
Most Focused	47 of 65

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	527 of 753
Most Focused	656 of 753

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	484 of 697
Most Focused	588 of 697

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	30 of 479
Best Value	188 of 470
Most Popular	244 of 1156
Most Focused	281 of 1156
Highest Paid Grads	57 of 786

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked	33 of 435
Best Value	182 of 426
Most Popular	394 of 1099
Most Focused	586 of 1099
Highest Paid Grads	59 of 753

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	385 of 428
Most Focused	384 of 428
Highest Paid Grads	66 of 341

Physics

	better worse
Top Ranked	6 of 263
Best Value	65 of 261
Most Popular	52 of 717
Most Focused	76 of 717
Highest Paid Grads	105 of 537

Psychology

	better worse
Most Popular	1409 of 1502
Most Focused	1501 of 1502
Highest Paid Grads	134 of 898

General Psychology

	better worse
Most Popular	1304 of 1407
Most Focused	1402 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	118 of 834

Social Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	1107 of 1319
Most Focused	1286 of 1319
Highest Paid Grads	62 of 874

Economics

	better worse
Most Popular	560 of 715
Most Focused	628 of 715

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	257 of 641
Best Value	542 of 626
Most Popular	668 of 1522
Most Focused	1093 of 1522
Highest Paid Grads	78 of 850

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	77 of 217
Best Value	170 of 209
Most Popular	183 of 654
Most Focused	270 of 654
Highest Paid Grads	37 of 266

General Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	140 of 181
Most Focused	164 of 181
Highest Paid Grads	13 of 63

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	606 of 1820