Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private technological research university in Troy, New York, founded in 1824 as the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world. Located on a hilltop campus across the Hudson River from Albany, RPI enrolls about 5,800 undergraduate and 1,700 graduate students. Notable academic strengths are in engineering (mechanical, electrical, biomedical, materials), computer science, architecture, business, and management. The Engineers compete in NCAA Division III for most sports and Division I for men's hockey — a sport with a deep RPI tradition (th…
