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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Northeastern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 260 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 260-acre campus in Troy (population: 55,000), 15 miles from both Albany and
- Schenectady, 135 miles from New York City. Airport and bus serve Albany;
- train serves Rensselaer (10 miles). School operates transportation to area
- locations, downtown Albany and Troy. Public transportation serves campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms.
- Men's Dorms.
- Sorority housing.
- Fraternity housing.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- Off-campus Married-student housing.
- 99% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 54% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 46% of all students live off campus or commute.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All freshmen must live on campus unless living with family.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- 34% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 22% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1400 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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