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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Computer Systems Tech for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 7,501 students enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 104 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,164. During this same period, 59 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]](/colleges/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute/student-life/veterans/)
