Excelsior University vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Excelsior University

Private not-for-profit institution in Albany with 14,477 students focused on liberal arts and professional studies.

Research-focused engineering university in Troy, New York with very high research spending and strong STEM programs.

Metric	Excelsior University	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Total Student Enrollment	14,477	7,024
Endowment (End of Year)	$28,865,326	$1,000,295,000
Official Website	www.excelsior.edu/	www.rpi.edu/
Sector Group	Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above	Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
Setting	City	City
Carnegie Classification	Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium	Special Focus: Technology, Engineering, and Sciences