In addition to continually holding a ranking as one of the top 55 national universities as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Rensselaer has also ranked as follows:

U.S. News & World Report – 2023 unless otherwise noted

• #26 – Best Colleges for Veterans (2022)
• #46 - Most Innovative Schools (2022)
• #20 – Best Undergraduate School for Aerospace Engineering (2022)
• #25 – Best Undergraduate School for Chemical Engineering (2022)
• #27 – Best Undergraduate School for Mechanical Engineering (2022)
• #28 – Best Undergraduate School for Civil Engineering (2021)
• #31 – Best Undergraduate School for Engineering  (2022)
• #13 – Best Graduate School for Nuclear Engineering
• #22 – Best Graduate School for Aerospace Engineering
• #27 – Best Graduate School for Materials Science Engineering
• #34 – Best Graduate School for Mechanical Engineering
• #29 – Best Graduate School for Industrial Engineering
• #35 – Best Graduate School for Civil Engineering
• #41 – Best Graduate School for Biomedical Engineering
• #43 – Best Graduate School for Chemical Engineering
• #42 – Best Graduate School for Electrical Engineering
• #42 – Best Graduate School for Computer & Systems Engineering

Princeton Review - 2022 unless otherwise noted

• #15 - Best Career Placement (2021)
• #19 – Top 50 Game Design Undergraduate Schools
• One of the Best Northeastern Colleges
• One of the Best Business Schools (2021)
• One of the Best Value Colleges

Forbes – 2018

• #14 – Nation’s Best STEM Colleges and Universities

DesignIntelligence - 2020

• #4 – Focus on Engineering Fundamentals Undergraduate
• #6 – Most Hired From by Firms
• #6 – Focus on Construction Materials & Methods Undergraduate
• #6 – Focus on Engineering Fundamentals Graduate
• #8 – Focus on Design Technologies Undergraduate
• #8 – Focus on Transdiciplinary Collaboration Undergraduate
• #9 – Undergraduate Research
• #14 – Top 35 Most Admired Schools - Undergraduate
• #28 – Top 35 Most Admired Schools – Graduate

TFE Times - 2022

• #2 – Best Master’s of Business Analytics Program
• #3 – Best Master’s of Management Program
• #7 – Best Master’s of Financial Engineering Programs

Animation Career Review - 2022 (unless otherwise noted)

• #3 – New York Game Design Schools
• #6 – Game Design Schools on the East  Coast
• #5 – Top Graphic Design School Rankings in New York (2020)
• #10 - Top 10 on the East Coast for Augmented/Virtual Reality  (released 10/21 for 2021 rankings)
• #13 – Top Private Game Design School in the U.S.
• #12 – East Coast Animation School Rankings (2020)
• #13 – Nationally Among Schools Offering a Game Design BS
• #17 – National Game Design Schools
• #29 - Top 50 for Augmented/Virtual Reality programs (released 10/21 for 2021 rankings)
• Among the Top 50 National Animation School Rankings (2020)

Business Insider - 2019

• Among The 50 Smartest Colleges in America

College Factual - 2022

• #1 - Best Computer Engineering Technology Schools
• #2 - Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools
• #2 – Best Engineering Technologies Schools
• #2 - Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools
• #3 - Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools
• #5 - Best Design & Applied Arts Schools
• #7 - Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools
• #14 - Best Multi-Interdisciplinary Bachelor's Degree Schools
• #31 - Best Physical Science Schools

Money - 2020

• Among the Best Colleges for Your Money
• #22 – Best Colleges for Engineering Majors
• #31 – Best Colleges for Computer Science Majors

Value Colleges’ Top Choices - 2020

• #4 - Best Campus IT Programs

College Choice - 2020

• #8 - Best Colleges in New York
• #3 - Best Business Schools in New York
• #6 - Best Game Design Bachelors

GameDesigning.org – 2020

• #7 - Top Game Design Schools

QS World University Rankings: USA - 2020

• #8 -  Rank in New York State