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RPI Ratio

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Located in Troy, NY home of our mighty Uncle Sam.
The ratio of men to women is 4 to 1.
That is 80% men to 20% wmonen.

Cost of books for 4 years: $6,400
Cost of living for 4 years: $21.008
Cost of Tuition for 4 years: $107,000
A life deprived of money and sex for 4 years... Priceless

by Shirley Jackson October 18, 2004