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New Jersey Institute of Technology vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Side by side: Mass and confession times, faith grades, academics, cost after aid and outcomes.

At a glance

  • New Jersey Institute of Technology lists Mass every weekday; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lists Mass 7 times a week.
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has the higher graduation rate: 84% against 73% at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
  • For families earning up to $30,000, New Jersey Institute of Technology has the lower price after aid: $10,138 a year, against $24,078 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  • The average price after aid is lower at New Jersey Institute of Technology: $16,504 a year, against $36,228 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Catholic life
Faith or Catholic life grade
CCatholic life: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
BCatholic life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Mass times
Every weekday
7 times a week
Campus ministry
2 listed
3 listed
The college
Control
Public
Private nonprofit
Location
Newark, NJ
Troy, NY
Setting
City
City
Students
13,007
7,024
Academics
Academic Excellence grade
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
AAcademic Excellence: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Admission rate
65%
63%
Average SAT
1337
1456
ACT middle 50%
27–34
30–34
Graduation rate
73%
84%
First-year retention
90%
91%
Cost and outcomes
Average net price a year
$16,504
$36,228
Net price, up to $30,000 income
$10,138
$24,078
Net price, $30,001–$48,000 income
$11,165
$26,289
Net price, $48,001–$75,000 income
$15,958
$28,212
Net price, $75,001–$110,000 income
$23,152
$36,230
Net price, over $110,000 income
$27,244
$42,541
Median debt
$21,000
$23,750
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$84,276
$102,051

The grades and the Compass Score are Catholic School Compass ratings from documented sources; each college’s page lists its sources. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This page does not rank the two colleges.

New Jersey Institute of Technology · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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