of RPI's 200th anniversary, an updated version called the "Rensselaer Plan 2024" was announced in 2012.
In 2016, Jackson announced during the Fall Town Hall Meeting that the institute was in the final stages of organizing a new capital campaign which it would launch in 2017 to meet the goals of the Rensselaer Plan 2024. The goal of the campaign was cited as being primarily for the support of financial aid for undergraduate students and the expansion of on-campus research facilities to accommodate planned increases in doctoral and graduate enrollment. The fundraising goal of the capital campaign was $1 billion, with over $400 million raised prior to the campaign going public.
Ambitious spending on the Rensselaer Plan has led the university into financial difficulties, with its credit rating lowered by several agencies.
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In 2022, RPI was ranked by U.S. News & World Report in the top ten national universities for highest starting salary. In 2023, graduates had a median salary …
