Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (School) AKA RPI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1824 AD - 1994 AD
AKA RPI
Private research university in Troy, New York, with additional campuses in Hartford and Groton, Connecticut. It is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and the Western Hemisphere. Numerous American colleges or departments of applied sciences were modeled after Rensselaer.
Built on a hillside, RPI's 265-acre (107 ha) campus overlooks the city of Troy and the Hudson River, and is a blend of traditional and modern architecture. The institute operates an on‑campus business incubator and the 1,250-acre (510 ha) Rensselaer Technology Park.[9]
RPI is organized into six main schools which contain 37 departments, with emphasis on science and technology.[10] It classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity" and recognized for its degree programs in engineering, computing, business and management, information technology, the sciences, design, and liberal arts
