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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rankings 2025
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- RPI US News & World Report Ranking 2025
- RPI QS Ranking 2025
- RPI THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
- RPI ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
RPIRanking Highlights
Recognized globally as a leading global enterprise, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is dedicated to delivering academic excellence. The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has recieved an B++ rating by Shiksha Grading.
Even though there are multiple global ranking metrics available for students to check university rankings, what makes Shiksha Grading different is that Shiksha uses the aggregate of all the publicly available university and course rankings from top-ranking publishers and maps it into nine buckets, namely A++, A+, A, B++, B+, B, C++, C+, C. With this method, courses are graded on the basis of their availability at the college in a particular country and universities are graded by the countries.
Moving forward, according to 'University Ranking' category of QS 2025, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks #601, showing a downgrade from its previous ranking of #494 in 2024. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute also ranks #401 in THE 'University Ranking' category 2024. As compared to the last year, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute witnessed an improving trend in its THE (Times Higher Education) ranking which stood at #601 in 2023. Furthermore, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks #60 in US News 'National University' category in 2024.
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#110US News Ranking
#70THE Ranking
#401ARWU Ranking
#501QS Ranking
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RPICourse Ranking
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks well for its Aerospace Engineering PG, UG Mechanical Engineering, Masters in Supply Chain Management, and Masters in Business Analytics courses. In the previous years, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been ranked among the top universities in the world for Aerospace Engineering PG by US News. As per the US News, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks at #20 in 2024 for its Aerospace Engineering PG courses. In 2023, this ranking stood at #22. Also, for US News UG Mechanical Engineering raking category, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks at #22 position in 2024. Additionally, in the QS 2024 ranking, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is ranked #41 for Masters in Supply Chain Management.
Apart from the global ranking bodies, Shiksha has also graded Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute streams, such as Business & Management Studies, Engineering, and Science with A, A, and B grades. The presence of multiple rankings online can prove to be overwhelming to students looking to study abroad. Hence, Shiksha Study Abroad has launched Shiksha Grading. With it, students will no longer be required to check multiple ranking organisations to know about the performance of a particular university. Just checking Shiksha rating will suffice.
More details around Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute courses and subject rankings are detailed in the below article.
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RPIUS News & World Report Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
Global Universities | 698 | 822 | – / – |
| National University | 51 | 60 | 70 |
| Aerospace Engineering PG | 20 | 21 | – / – |
| Best UG Biomedical Engineering Schools | 32 | – / – | – / – |
| Biomedical Engineering PG | 40 | 42 | – / – |
| Chemical Engineering PG | 34 | 30 | – / – |
| Civil Engineering PG | 41 | 42 | – / – |
| Computer Engineering PG | 41 | 41 | – / – |
| Electrical Engineering PG | 45 | 40 | – / – |
| Mechanical Engineering PG | 33 | 33 | – / – |
| UG Business | 86 | 84 | 77 |
| UG Computer Engineering | 25 | – / – | – / – |
| UG Electrical-Electronic and Communications Engineering | 26 | – / – | 28 |
| UG Mechanical Engineering | 26 | 22 | 27 |
RPIQS Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World University | 461 | 494 | 601 |
| Engineering and Technology | 284 | 334 | – / – |
| Masters in Business Analytics | 61 | 71 | 81 |
| Masters in Supply Chain Management | 37 | 41 | 44 |
| Mathematics | 401 | – / – | – / – |
| Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 251 | 251 | – / – |
| Physics and Astronomy | 301 | 301 | – / – |
RPITHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University | 601 | 401 | 401 |
| Engineering | 401 | 301 | – / – |
| PG Business and Economics | 401 | 401 | – / – |
| PG Computer Science | 301 | 201 | – / – |
RPIARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 401 | 401 | 501 |
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Names | Professions / Achievements |
|---|---|
Dr. Chauncey Starr | Electrical Engineer |
Adam Oates | Former ice hockey player |
Dennis Tito | Engineer and Entrepreneur |
Bobby Farrelly | Film director, screenwriter & producer |
Rosalyn Scott | First African-American woman to become a thoracic surgeon |
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Answered 8 months ago
As per U.S. News & World Report, RPI Troy rank is #60 in the national universities category for 2024. Though not in the Top 50 universities in the US, the university is in the Top 60 universities in the US. In 2023, RPI ranked at #51 position. A few of the indicators that are used by U.S. News & Wor
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Answered 8 months ago
According to the employment statistics of 2021, the average salary of RPI Troy is USD 81,452. Other important employment details are given below:
- RPI graduates were employed in the industries such as Consulting, Technology, Biotechnology, Aerospace, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Healthcare, etc.
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Answered 8 months ago
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute world ranking as per QS World University Rankings in 2024 is #494. Whereas, THE World University ranking has placed it at #401-500 in 2024. A comparison of the university with the current year’s ranking and 2023 is given below:
Ranking Body | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
QS World University Rankings | #461 | #494 |
THE World University Rankings | #601-800 | #401-500 |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private institute located in Troy, New York. The institute is located on a 260-acre campus. To make a great RPI campus life, a few student services that are offered are 200+ clubs and organizations, sports and recreation facilities, health & counselling services
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