Financial Aid
Prospective Student Financial Aid Priority Filing Dates
CSS Profile priority filing dates (required for need-based aid consideration):
- Early Decision I - November 1
- Early Action - December 15
- Early Decision II - December 15
- Regular Decision and Physician-Scientist (B.S./M.D.) Program - January 31 (priority deadline)
FAFSA priority filing dates (required for need-based aid consideration):
- Early Decision I - December 15
- Early Action - December 15
- Early Decision II - December 15
- Regular Decision and Physician-Scientist (B.S./M.D.) Program - January 31 (priority deadline)
Scholarships and Grants
Rensselaer offers a variety of merit scholarships. If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you will automatically be considered for merit scholarships when you apply to Rensselaer.
One of our premier merit scholarships is the Rensselaer Medal, a scholarship opportunity worth $160,000 for outstanding math and science students.
Loans
Many students at Rensselaer make use of educational student loans offered through the Federal Direct Loan Program (Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized) to help fund their education.
- These loans are offered without regard to student credit history/score, and are based on FAFSA (and CSS Profile) eligibility.
- Students can supplement these loans with the following:
- Federal Direct PLUS Loan – Graduate/professional students, or parents of undergraduate students
- Private (a.k.a. alternative) credit-based student loans
Financial Aid Information Release Authorization
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) protects the privacy of student education records, including student financial aid information.
Although FERPA contains exceptions permitting disclosure of certain student records without consent in some circumstances, the simplest and fastest way for information to be shared is with a written student consent. Rensselaer developed this form to help protect our students' information.