Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) is a private polytechnic university founded in 1824 and is one of the oldest technological research universities in the United States. The school is located in Troy, NY, near the capital city of Albany. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a leader in the United States in architecture, aerospace sciences, and more. It is ranked 41st in the 2024 USNEWS Comprehensive Ranking of American Universities, along with Boston University, PolyU, UC Santa Barbara, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.