Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, called RPI, is a private research university in Troy, New York, in the 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 it in 1824 for the application of science to the common purposes of life. Its 265-acre campus overlooks the city of Troy and the Hudson River, and the institute also operates an on-campus business incubator and the Rensselaer Technology Park. It has six main schools with 37 departments and an emphasis on science and technology.