Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York
Private not-for-profit·Four or more years·Doctor's degree - research/scholarship·GPA 3.80
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ( ren-sə-LEER; RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, United States. It is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and in the Western Hemisphere. Stephen Van Rensselaer and Amos Eaton established RPI in 1824 for the "application of science to the common purposes of life". Built on a hillside, RPI's 265-acre (107 ha) campus overlooks the…
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Ranked #501 globally in Times Higher Education (2026). Source: THE World ↗
110 8th St, Troy, New York, 12180-3590
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