Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Baseball

Freshmen at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earn 14% of total at-bats and 19% of innings pitched — below the D3 average of 18%. Sophomores receive 25%, juniors 33%, and seniors 28%. The median hitter records 40 at-bats per season.

On the pitching side, freshmen account for 19% of innings pitched, sophomores 36%, juniors 20%, and seniors 26%. The median pitcher throws 13.2 innings per season.

Based on 2-4 years of publicly available roster and statistics data.

61% of freshmen who join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute baseball stay on the roster for all four years — above the D3 average of 36%. The one-and-done rate — players who leave after their first year — is 20%. On average, players spend 3.1 seasons on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute roster.

Tracking freshman classes from 2016-2017 through their full four-year eligibility window.

30% of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute baseball alumni go into engineering, the most common career path among the 56 former players Prospectus tracked on LinkedIn. Other top career paths include professional baseball (8%), construction (4%), consulting (4%). Top employers include General Dynamics Electric Boat, Jersen Construction Group, Miami Marlins, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Havas Media Network.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has a 59% acceptance rate and an average GPA of 3.80 for admitted students, with a 84% graduation rate — above the D3 average of 69%. 89% of freshmen return for their sophomore year.

Total undergraduate enrollment at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is 5,909 students.

Attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute costs approximately $61,884 per year, with the average student receiving $33,139 in financial aid — a net cost of approximately $28,745 per year. 19% of students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute receive financial aid.