International Student Application Checklist

Please note that we do not accept applications for the combined Physician-Scientist program from international students, including Canadian citizens.

There are no financial aid opportunities available to international students outside of the Rensselaer Medal. All high schools, including international, are eligible to be Rensselaer Medal schools.

In addition to the regular Undergraduate Application Requirements, Rensselaer currently stresses the following requirements for its undergraduate international applicants:

Freshman Applicants

• A completed application with official copies of all academic transcripts from secondary schools, with English translations.
  
  
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for all international students, including those attending high school in the US, unless you scored 580 or above on the critical reading portion of your SAT exam. Rensselaer expects a TOEFL score of at least 230 CBT, 88 iBT, or 570 PBT. For students not able to take the TOEFL, the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) may be substituted for the TOEFL. An IELTS score of at least 7.0 is expected. Only the academic format is accepted.
  
  

  	International Student Financial Statement (PDF)

• Evidence of financial support to cover educational and living expenses is required for students who will study on a non-immigrant (F-1 or J-1) visa.
  
  You must submit the International Student Financial Statement along with all other application materials.
  
  Your application will not be considered complete without the International Student Financial Statement. We must see an official bank statement showing at least two years worth of liquid funding.

Students applying from countries (such as China) that do not offer our required standardized tests will be considered without testing on a case by case basis.

Please refer to our International Academic Requirements section for information on academic preparation, and refer to our International Application Checklist for application requirements.

Transfer Applicants

Rensselaer accepts international transfer students into all of our programs with the exception of our accelerated programs in law and medicine.

• A completed application with official copies of all academic transcripts from secondary schools, with English translations.
  
  
• International students attending college in the U.S. for less than two years should take the TOEFL.
  
  
• Evidence of financial support to cover educational and living expenses is required for students who will study on a non-immigrant (F-1 or J-1) visa.
  
  You must submit the International Student Financial Statement along with all other application materials.
  
  Your application will not be considered complete without the International Student Financial Statement. We must see an official bank statement showing at least two years worth of liquid funding.

Please refer to our Transfer Application section for additional requirements, transfer application deadlines and information.

Chinese Applicants

Chinese applicants have the opportunity to enhance their applications by participating in an evaluative, in-person interview in China. The Chinese Applicant Interview (CAI) is administered by CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange. The deadline for completion of the CAI is February 3, 2013.

For additional information as well as registration, please visit:

Council on International Educational Exchange
CIEE Applicant Interview