Students
In the 2008–2009 academic year, RPI's enrollment included 5,534 resident undergraduate, 1,055 resident graduate, 722 graduate students on the Hartford campus, and 71 distance learning graduate students. The institute attracts students from every state and 92 countries. Among class of 2014, 80% were in the top 10% of their high school class. The average high school GPA of the class of 2013 was a 3.9 and the average SAT score was 1420. The acceptance rate dropped between 2005–11 and in 2011 was 37.1%. The yield rate (percentage of admitted students who attend) was 27.3% in 2008.
Around 17% of students received the RPI medal/scholarship in high school, which is a merit scholarship of $15,000 a year. Altogether about 90% of students receive either need-based or merit-based financial aid.
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