RPI makes list of best colleges

TROY, N.Y. » Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was recently named by College Choice as being amongst one of the best colleges in New York State.

Recently, College Choice, ranked RPI no. 8 in New York state.

College Choice considers several factors, including institutional excellence, student satisfaction and return on investment to develop rankings. Institutional excellence looks at statistics such as graduation rates, student-to-faculty ratios, and endowment sizes to judge each school’s ability to follow through on providing an excellent education for each student. Student satisfaction measures how satisfied current and former students felt with the services

and programs offered at each school. And, finally, return on investment looks at the financial benefits students are likely to receive from the school’s education, weighed against the costs of attendance.

“In the end, we believe these 25 schools represent the best schools that the great state of New York has

to offer,” College Choice stated in its report.

College President Shirley Ann Jackson said in a news release announcing the ranking that she believes that RPI has improved over the years.

“By many measures, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is more successful, more respected, and more essential in the world than it ever has been before, in its nearly 200-year history,” said Jackson. “Demand for a Rensselaer education has never

been higher. Outcomes for our students are excellent, in terms of graduation and retention rates, the high salaries they command, the outstanding graduate schools they attend, the companies they start, the military leadership they provide, the innovative work they do in the world—and, importantly, the fulfilling and meaningful lives they lead.”

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, was America’s first technological research university.