| Headquarters Location | Troy |
| Foundation Date | 1824 |
| Country | United States |
| Located In The Administrative Territorial Entity | New York, Troy |
| Topic’S Main Category | Category:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
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| Inception | 1824-01-01 |
| Viaf Cluster Id | 132510316 |
| Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Id | 194824 |
| Postal Code | 12180-3590 |
| Commons Gallery | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Encyclopædia Britannica Online Id | topic/Rensselaer-Polytechnic-Institute |
| Carnegie Classification Of Institutions Of Higher Education | doctoral university: higher research activity (as of 2015), high undergraduate, research doctoral: STEM-dominant, four-year, medium, highly residential, four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in (+2 more) |
| Founded By | Stephen Van Rensselaer |
| Legal Entity Identifier | 549300THCXCGLZPZEL90 |
| Quora Topic Id | Rensselaer-Polytechnic-Institute |
| Isni | 0000000121609198 |
| Ringgold Id | 8024 |
| Category For Alumni Of Educational Institution | Category:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni |
| Permid | 5000274734 |
| Open Funder Registry Funder Id | 100007092 |
| Named After | Stephen Van Rensselaer |
| Grid Id | grid.33647.35 |
| Category For Employees Of The Organization | Category:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty |
| Affiliation | National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Association of Independent Technological Universities |
| Arwu University Id | Rensselaer-Polytechnic-Institute |
| Qs World University Id | rensselaer-polytechnic-institute |
| Times Higher Education World University Id | rensselaer-polytechnic-institute |
| Google Maps Customer Id | 11914601653465993986 |
| U Multirank University Id | rensselaer-polytechnic-institute |
| Idref Id | 128654295 |
| Owner Of | WRPI |
| Asce Historical Civil Engineering Landmark Id | rensselaer-polytechnic-institute |
| Musicbrainz Place Id | 40713e74-4f4f-4f65-8dc0-eb7310369c19 |
| Microsoft Academic Id (Discontinued) | 165799507 |
| Street Address | 110 8th St, Troy, NY, 12180-3590 |
| Library Of Congress Authority Id | n79061297 |
| Ror Id | 01rtyzb94 |
| Native Label | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Hal Structure Id | 33873 |
| Littlesis Organization Id | 33555 |
| Api Endpoint Url | https://shib-idp.rpi.edu/idp/shibboleth |
| X (Twitter) Username | rpi (as of 2020-12-24, from 2010-09-09) |
| Child Organization Or Unit | Lighting Research Center |
| Social Media Followers | 7,527 (as of 2021-01-04), 5,240 (as of 2025-10-18) |
| Crunchbase Organization Id | rensselaer-polytechnic-institute, rpi-incubator-program |
| Count Of Students | 7,501 (as of 2020-09), 7,064 (as of 2023-03-29), 6,912 (as of 2022-10-06), 6,761 (as of 2021-09-01) |
| Endowment | 740,260,000 United States dollar (as of 2020-06-30), 864,140,951 United States dollar (as of 2022-06-30), 1,069,740,000 United States dollar (as of 2021-06-30) |
| Admission Rate | 0 (as of 2020) |
| Admission Yield Rate | 0 (as of 2020) |
| Openalex Id | I165799507 |
| Subreddit | RPI (as of 2023-04-09, from 2010-01-17) |
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| Coordinate Location | 42.729014, -73.676728 |
| Member Of | Northeast University Semiconductor Network (from 2023), Association of American Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, Council on Governmental Relations |
| Academic Calendar Type | semester |
| Sevis School Id | 1662 |
| Autonomous System Number | 91 |
| Described By Source | The Encyclopedia Americana |
| Snarc Id | Q46630 |
| Headquarters Location | Troy |
| Industry | higher education |
| Kisti Id | K000207758 |
| Short Name | RPI |
| Facebook Username | RPI.EDU |
| Ranking | 431 (as of 2022), 494 (as of 2024), 461 (as of 2023), 296 (as of 2012), 353 (as of 2014) (+7 more) |
| Seal Image | Rensselear poly inst seal.png |
| Image | Ricketts Building.jpg |
| Domain Name | rpi.edu |
| Yale Lux Id | group/7cd0c75c-eb72-4164-ac25-6d4de209c046 |
| Usb Vendor Id | 181c |
| Youtube Channel Id | UCdH4jKoTt9Lr18RxrRqv4gQ (as of 2025-09-21, from 2007-09-11) |
| Athletics Program | RPI Engineers |