Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, United States. It is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and in the Western Hemisphere. Stephen Van Rensselaer and Amos Eaton established RPI in 1824 for the application of science to the common purposes of life. Built on a hillside, RPI's 265-acre campus overlooks the city of Troy and the Hudson River. The institute operates an on-campus business incubator and the 1,250-acre Rensselaer Technology Park, has six main schools containing 37 departments with an emphasis on science and technology, and is classified among R1 doctoral universities with very high research activity.