RPI earned 88 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 4 in the top 1%, 14 in the top 5%, 40 in the top 10% and 30 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 33 in Highest Paid Graduates for Computer Engineering, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 88 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 4 / 14
Highest placement: #1 of 33, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 14
Placements this edition: 237
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Earned?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute holds 88 ranking badges across 14 fields of study, 18 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. These badges come from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
4
Top 5%
14
Top 10%
40
Top 15%
30
Total
88
What Is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Known For?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is best known for Engineering: 14 of its 63 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Computer Engineering, General Biology and Other Interdisciplinary Studies.
How Does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earned 25 badges across 16 sports, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #27 of 731 in Tennis.
How Does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rank for Online Students?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #16 of 42 in Most Popular Online for Mechanical Engineering (top 39%).
How Does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rank for Veterans?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,356 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 28%).
The rankings above are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute appears in 237 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team