#108, overall score 48.83/100
Fun Fact:
Genericon, which has been held on RPI’s campus since 1985, is the oldest college-based fan convention in the country.
CAMPUS INFORMATION
- Location: Troy, N.Y.
- Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Campus type: Small city
- Public/Private: Private
- Undergraduate enrollment: 6,265
- Jewish undergraduate enrollment: 300
- Jewish population share: 5%
- Student origin: 33% in-state / 67% out-of-state
- Student newspaper: The Polytechnic
- NCAA Division: III
- NCAA team: Engineers
- Ultimate Frisbee teams: Trudge / Strut
COST & AID Score: 7.5/15
- Score: 7.5/15
- Tuition: $52,305
- Room & board costs: $14,960
- Average annual scholarship/grant package: $27,092
- Starting median salary: $67,500
ACADEMICS Score: 13.33/20
- Score: 13.33/20
- Acceptance rate: 43%
- Student/faculty ratio: 13:1
- Median SAT range: 1320-1500
- Jewish Studies program: No
- Jewish Studies major: No
- Hebrew major: No
ISRAEL Score: 10/20
- Score: 10/20
- Size of Birthright trip: 12
- Israel Studies center: No
- Israel-related clubs: None
- BDS vote in last four years: Never introduced
SAFETY Score: 10.33/11
- Score: 10.33/11
- Anti-Semitic incidents in 2017: 0
- Campus crime rate: 1.9/1,000 students (low)
- City crime rate: 43.19/1,000 people (medium high)
- LGBT center: Yes
JEWISH LIFE Score: 7.67/34
- Score: 7.67/34
- Hillel: RPI-Sage Hillel
- Chabad: Chabad of RPI
- OU-JLIC: No
- Jewish fraternities: AEPi
- Jewish sororities: None
- Synagogues within 10 miles: 3 (1 Orthodox, 1 Conservative, 1 Reform)
- Eruv: No
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