Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer and Amos Eaton for the "application of science to the common purposes of life" and is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and the Western Hemisphere.Built on a hillside, RPI's 265-acre campus overlooks the city of Troy and the Hudson River, and is a blend of traditional and modern architecture.