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Former names | Rensselaer School (1824–1834) Rensselaer Institute (1834–1861) |
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Motto | "Knowledge and Thoroughness" |
Type | Private research university |
Established | November 5, 1824 |
Accreditation | MSCHE |
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Endowment | $864 million (2022)[1] |
President | Martin A. Schmidt |
Provost | Rebecca W. Doerge[2] |
Academic staff | 488 (2019)[3] |
Administrative staff | 1,291 (2019)[3] |
Students | 8,142 (2019)[3] |
Undergraduates | 6,203 (2019)[3] |
Postgraduates | 1,366 (2019)[3] |
Other students | 573 (2019)[3] |
Location | , , United States 42°43′48″N 73°40′39″W / 42.7300°N 73.6775°W |
Campus | Small city[4], 265 acres (107 ha) |
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Newspaper | The Rensselaer Polytechnic |
Colors | Cherry and white[5] |
Nickname | Engineers |
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Website | rpi.edu |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (/rɛnsəˈlɪər/; RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, United States. It is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and the Western Hemisphere. It was established in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer and Amos Eaton for the "application of science to the common purposes of life".[7]
Built on a hillside, RPI's 265-acre (107 ha) campus overlooks the city of Troy and the Hudson River. The institute operates an on‑campus business incubator and the 1,250-acre (510 ha) Rensselaer Technology Park.[8]
RPI is organized into six main schools which contain 37 departments, with emphasis on science and technology.[9] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity".[10]
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