2020 College Rankings for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2020 Rankings For Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Men's Football (ranked 2 out of 222)
Women's Softball (ranked 6 out of 368)
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 2020 Rankings For Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	57 of 1727
Middle Atlantic	16 of 328
New York	7 of 132

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	662 of 1483
Middle Atlantic	114 of 287
New York	45 of 115

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	768 of 1483
Middle Atlantic	140 of 287
New York	53 of 115

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	862 of 1483
Middle Atlantic	162 of 287
New York	58 of 115

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	296 of 2180
Ethnic	609 of 2417
Male / Female	1710 of 2417
Location	105 of 2183

Architecture & Related Services

	better worse
Top Ranked	46 of 109
Best Value	84 of 107
Most Popular	61 of 205
Most Focused	33 of 205
Highest Paid Grads	33 of 142

General Architecture

	better worse
Top Ranked	18 of 91
Best Value	41 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	79 of 824
Best Value	415 of 808
Most Popular	525 of 1422
Most Focused	992 of 1422
Highest Paid Grads	103 of 890

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	32 of 237
Best Value	106 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	760 of 1379
Most Focused	1235 of 1379
Highest Paid Grads	106 of 846

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	183 of 848
Best Value	600 of 810
Most Popular	1079 of 1931
Most Focused	1841 of 1931
Highest Paid Grads	49 of 901

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	93 of 744
Best Value	466 of 711
Most Popular	622 of 1667
Most Focused	1286 of 1667
Highest Paid Grads	26 of 724

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	154 of 600
Best Value	462 of 587
Most Popular	782 of 1210
Most Focused	1105 of 1210
Highest Paid Grads	102 of 713

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	919 of 1022
Most Focused	995 of 1022
Highest Paid Grads	95 of 600

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

	better worse
Top Ranked	16 of 98
Best Value	60 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	35 of 601
Best Value	221 of 575
Most Popular	97 of 1511
Most Focused	105 of 1513
Highest Paid Grads	80 of 824

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	35 of 356
Best Value	180 of 338
Most Popular	314 of 829
Most Focused	483 of 829
Highest Paid Grads	53 of 451

Computer Science

	better worse
Top Ranked	31 of 286
Best Value	121 of 278
Most Popular	32 of 605
Most Focused	17 of 605
Highest Paid Grads	52 of 360

Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	6 of 309
Best Value	99 of 302
Most Popular	33 of 595
Most Focused	19 of 596
Highest Paid Grads	44 of 354

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	3 of 56
Best Value	22 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	43 of 150
Most Popular	30 of 167
Most Focused	13 of 167
Highest Paid Grads	7 of 146

Civil Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	10 of 207
Best Value	71 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	120 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	16 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	42 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	14 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	83 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	102 of 442
Most Focused	129 of 442

Computer Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	5 of 78
Most Focused	5 of 78

Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	1489 of 1665
Most Focused	1628 of 1665
Highest Paid Grads	144 of 686

Health/Medical Prep Programs

	better worse
Most Popular	76 of 157
Most Focused	112 of 157

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	68 of 471
Best Value	239 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	159 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	353 of 1030
Most Focused	539 of 1030

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 64
Most Focused	47 of 64

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	547 of 750
Most Focused	652 of 750

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	487 of 695
Most Focused	584 of 695

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	30 of 479
Best Value	182 of 470
Most Popular	244 of 1156
Most Focused	281 of 1156
Highest Paid Grads	57 of 786

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked	34 of 435
Best Value	186 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	61 of 261
Most Popular	52 of 717
Most Focused	76 of 717
Highest Paid Grads	105 of 537

Psychology

	better worse
Most Popular	1373 of 1476
Most Focused	1475 of 1476
Highest Paid Grads	134 of 897

General Psychology

	better worse
Most Popular	1280 of 1381
Most Focused	1376 of 1381
Highest Paid Grads	118 of 833

Social Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	1114 of 1316
Most Focused	1284 of 1316
Highest Paid Grads	62 of 873

Economics

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

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	253 of 640
Best Value	535 of 626
Most Popular	639 of 1482
Most Focused	1050 of 1482
Highest Paid Grads	78 of 848

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	74 of 216
Best Value	166 of 209
Most Popular	161 of 617
Most Focused	233 of 617
Highest Paid Grads	37 of 266

General Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	133 of 178
Most Focused	161 of 178
Highest Paid Grads	13 of 63

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	546 of 1751