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Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 7% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $36,228 school-wide net price and $102,051 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
7% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 7.0% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 87
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 63.5%
- Graduation rate
- 83.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $36,228/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $144,912
- Median debt
- $23,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $102,051/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (7%), school-wide average net price ($36,228), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($102,051), and peer averages from 87 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 87 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 3.8x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($16,152 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($29,698 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the top 79% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.6% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 4.0% of reported awards · $12,116 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 5.5% of reported awards · $16,075 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 3.3% of reported awards · $20,111 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.9% of reported awards · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,370 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.8% of reported awards · $12,548 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering accounts for 7% of the awards or completions reported for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. That award concentration is higher than at 97% of schools in this field set and is 3.8x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's average net price is $36,228 per year, about $144,912 over four years. That is $16,152 above the $20,076 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $102,051 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $29,698 above the $72,353 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute #69 of 87 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.