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Aerospace engineering at RPI

RPI graduates about 114 aerospace engineering majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 34th of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $95,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

55/100Solid#34 of 69 for aerospace engineering →
Graduates a year1148% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$95,0000.99× the same major nationally
Admit rate63%whole school
SAT middle 50%1380–1500whole school

Around RPI

E. Fred Schubert at RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) in Troy NY during the
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Russell Sage Dining Hall from a distance at night
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RPI Walk Over Bridge Far Away at Night
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A picture of the Mueller Center at RPI
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Where aerospace engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Rensselaer Society of Engineers, J Erik Jonsson Engineering Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 5 · Dining 4 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking

  1. University of California, Los Angeles 58
  2. California State University, Long Beach 58
  3. University at Buffalo–SUNY 57
  4. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 56
  5. Saint Louis University 54
  6. The Ohio State University 53
  7. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 52
  8. Missouri University of Science and Technology 52

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares RPI with every school we score in aerospace engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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