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Rensselaer Tuition Set at
$26,400
The Rensselaer Board of Trustees
has set undergraduate and graduate tuition at $26,400 for
the 2002-2003 academic year. The 6.37 percent increase in
tuition reflects the growing cost of providing a world-class
technological education at Rensselaer.
Faculty Renewal
More than 65 new faculty members have been or will be hired
this year and next. This includes the creation of new positions,
including constellations, and the hiring of faculty to fill
vacancies and replace professors who are retiring. This
far-reaching renewal of the faculty and the arrival of a
large contingent of new, research-active professors will
greatly enhance scholarship and teaching at Rensselaer.
Facilities Improvements
Rensselaer is spending more than $17 million in FY '02 and
another $17 million in FY '03 to upgrade campus facilities.
These improvements to existing academic buildings, residence
halls, the information technology infrastructure, and other
facilities go far beyond the pace of expenditures in recent
memory.
Transformation of South Campus
Rensselaer has recently launched a $255 million construction
program that will completely transform the south campus
and advance research and teaching through the addition of
a center for biotechnology and interdisciplinary studies,
an experimental media and performing arts center, a parking
garage, and other facilities.
Moving Forward in Difficult Times
Faced with an economic downturn, a number of private universities
are cutting programs, halting new hiring, and postponing
expansion. Not so at Rensselaer. To better serve its students
and to respond to the greater-than-ever demand for world-class
technological research and teaching, the Institute is boldly
moving forward with the aggressive initiatives set forth
in The Rensselaer Plan.
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