Historical Acceptance Rates

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 58.5%, with 15,950 applicants and 9,330 students admitted. This marks a decrease from the previous year's rate of 64.27% for 2023, where 16,854 students applied, and 10,832 were accepted. Notably, in the past few years, acceptance rates have fluctuated significantly, dropping from 64.27% in 2022 to 53.06% in 2021. Historically, acceptance rates have ranged from a low of 37.5% in 2016 to a high of 64.27% in 2022, indicating a trend of increasing selectivity.