Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


Continente:
North America
Country:
United States of America United States of America
Address:
110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY USA 12180
Web Site:
www.rpi.edu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


About Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (/rɛnsəˈlɪər/), or RPI, is a private research university and space-grant institution located in Troy, New York, with two additional campuses in Hartford and Groton, Connecticut. The Institute was established in 1824 by Stephen van Rensselaer and Amos Eaton for the "application of science to the common purposes of life" and is described as the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world. Numerous American colleges or departments of applied sciences were modeled after Rensselaer. Built on a hillside, RPI's 265-acre (107 ha) campus overlooks the city of Troy and the Hudson River and is a blend of traditional and modern architecture. The institute operates an on campus business incubator and the 1,250-acre (510 ha) Rensselaer Technology Park. Today, Rensselaer is organized into six main schools which contain 37 departments, with emphasis on science and technology. It is well recognized for its degree programs in engineering, computing, business and management, information technology, the sciences, design, and liberal arts. RPI's Science MBA, Engineering MBA and Master of Science in Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship are identified as highly inventive and innovative by the Peterson's guide. As of 2017, Rensselaer's faculty and alumni include six members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, six National Medal of Technology winners, five National Medal of Science winners, eight Fulbright Scholarshiprecipients, and a Nobel Prize winner in Physics; in addition, 86 faculty or alumni are members of the National Academy of Engineering, 17 of the National Academy of Sciences, 25 of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, eight of the National Academy of Medicine, and nine of the National Academy of Inventors. Research projects include the areas of Astrobiology and Astrophysics, Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Energy, Environment, and Smart Systems (EES), Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Computational Science and Engineering, and Cognitive Engineering.



World University Rankings

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By Fields

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Chemistry - 257 278 - - 287 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500 217 210
Chemical Engineering 246 231 260 256 273 267 289 - - - - - - 124
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 159
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science 108 117 147 160 165 208 234 250 260 301-350 401-450 351-400 199 157
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Electrical Engineering 110 115 113 138 151 139 195 225 233 241 301-350 351-400 201 145
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Geosciences 273 260 278 272 296 - - - - - - - - -
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Materials Science 106 98 102 119 144 140 155 166 179 174 206 221 153 130
Mathematics - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 - 451-500 351-400 451-500
Mechanical Engineering 97 121 89 97 113 108 153 188 237 269 - - 167 137
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