Headcounts and Directory Information
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Troy, NY. It has a total enrollment of 7,040 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
A total of 523 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at RPI. The average faculty salary is $124,774 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,800 employees work at RPI. The average non-instructional staff salary is $82,220. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 110 8th St, Troy, NY |
| Phone Number | 518-276-6000 |
| Web | www.rpi.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 14 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 455 Full-time / 68 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,588 Full-time / 212 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $124,774 |
| Staff Average Salary | $82,220 |
| Student Population | 7,040 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, there are 1,800 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,588 full-time and 212 part-time staffs work at RPI. By gender there are 1,041 male and 759 female employees.
Among them, 523 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 574 full-time and 95 part-time faculty. By gender there are 473 male and 196 female faculty teaching at RPI.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,800 | 1,041 | 759 | 1,588 | 918 | 670 | 212 | 123 | 89 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 669 | 473 | 196 | 574 | 407 | 167 | 95 | 66 | 29 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 182 | 56 | 126 | 134 | 30 | 104 | 48 | 26 | 22 |
| Management | 149 | 80 | 69 | 141 | 75 | 66 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 141 | 40 | 101 | 138 | 38 | 100 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 117 | 98 | 19 | 115 | 96 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 111 | 68 | 43 | 82 | 52 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 13 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 38 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Service | 166 | 119 | 47 | 161 | 116 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Sales and related | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 142 | 20 | 122 | 128 | 18 | 110 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 82 | 77 | 5 | 81 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |