Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's sticker price was $85,291 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $32,758 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $25,140.
What does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute cost?
$32,758 a year
What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $85,291.
For families earning under $30,000, grants took 71% off Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's sticker price.
Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's own calculator can.
Compared with colleges people also look at
For families earning $48,000–75,000, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute cost less than The New School and Yeshiva University but more than Rochester Institute of Technology.
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$43,517
average grant for students who got aid.
52%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$24,250
median federal debt at graduation.
Questions people ask
How much does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $25,140 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,291. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $25,313 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,291. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $31,222 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,291. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
