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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Named One of America's "New Ivies" by Kaplan/Newsweek
College Guide
Troy, N.Y. — Kaplan and Newsweek announced today that
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been named to the elite
“New Ivies” list, published in the 2007 Kaplan/Newsweek
“How to Get into College Guide.”
This year’s Kaplan/Newsweek guide
introduces for the first time the “New Ivies”:
colleges whose first-rate academic programs, combined with
a population boom in top students, have fueled their rise
in stature and favor among the nation’s top students,
administrators, and faculty — edging them to a competitive
status rivaling the Ivy League. Rensselaer was one of 25
schools selected as a “New Ivy,” based on admissions
statistics as well as interviews with administrators, students,
faculty, and alumni.
“It is wonderful to receive this
recognition of Rensselaer’s historic strengths and
validation of the extraordinary advances we have made under
The Rensselaer Plan,” said Rensselaer President Shirley
Ann Jackson. “We have been making major investments
in our research and education facilities and in the overall
quality of the student experience. These investments are
paying off, attracting new faculty, students, and research
partners from around the world. It is, indeed, an exciting
time to be at Rensselaer.”
Rensselaer opened a new Center for Biotechnology
and Interdisciplinary Studies in September 2004. Construction
is under way on the Experimental Media and Performing Arts
Center (EMPAC). And in collaboration with IBM and New York
state, Rensselaer recently announced the establishment of
the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations
(CCNI), a $100 million partnership to create the world’s
most powerful university-based supercomputing center.
The 264-page Kaplan/Newsweek guide will
be available in bookstores on August 21 and can also be
ordered on Kaplan’s Web site or by calling toll-free
(800) KAP-ITEM.
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