3 scholarships Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.
The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.
$40,000
With a value of $40,000 per year, this scholarship is guaranteed for four years (five years for the B.Arch. program) for each Medalist who is accepted and enrolls at Rensselaer.financialaid.rpi.edu (read 2026-07-02)
$2,000
The Institute is a sponsor in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) program, which provides up to $2,000 to students who list RPI as their first-choice institution in accordance with NMSC guidelines.catalog.rpi.edu (read 2026-07-02)
$1,000
This award is provided to students who list RPI as their first choice institution but do not meet NMSC criteria for the maximum award. Recipients are eligible to receive up to $1,000. The combination of the Rensselaer Merit Scholarship and the Rensselaer National Merit Recognition Award cannot exceed $2,000.catalog.rpi.edu (read 2026-07-02)
Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.
Where Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lists its scholarships
Scholarship Universe (SU) — RPI's login-gated (RSC credentials) scholarship-matching portal for currently enrolled students; matches students to named Rensselaer endowed/departmental awards plus external scholarships. RPI's prior AcademicWorks instance (rpi.academicworks.com) is now decommissioned (302-redirects to a Blackbaud marketing page as of 2026-07-10), so SU is the current live successor.
Every amount on this page was read off a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.