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RPI Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 5,225
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 89%
Average Aid Amount $39,546
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,921
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 96%

Financial Aid Information at RPI

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,225 students (89% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $39,546. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,921 students (96% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is $64,078, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,225 students (89% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $39,546. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid5,22589%$39,546
Pell Grants1,10119%$5,478
Federal Student Loans2,95450%$6,046

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,921 beginning students (96% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,921 students (96% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,92196%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,92196%$43,994
Federal Grants38719%$7,451
Pell Grants38619%$5,420
Other Federal Grants37018%$2,139
State/Local Grants35518%$3,068
Institutional Grants1,92196%$41,926
Student Loans1,16058%$8,839
Federal Student Loans1,14957%$5,174
Other Student Loans1799%$24,073