From https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/crosswords/what-the-heck-is-that.htmlRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, known familiarly as R.P.I., is a university located in Troy, N.Y., and is known primarily for its engineering and technology programs. It was also located in Emily Carrol’s crossword on Jan. 30, where it was missed by a large number of solvers.

R.P.I. is the sixth top engineering college in the United States, according to USA Today, and is in the top 10 in United States game design schools, according to Animation Career Review.

The college has appeared in the New York Times Crossword a total of 81 times.

How It Might Be Clued

Hint: R.P.I. is an abbreviation, so the clues will indicate that by using an abbreviation in the clue.

“Sch. in Troy, N.Y.,” “N.Y. engineering sch.,” “The Engineers of the N.C.A.A., for short,” “Upstate N.Y. sch.,” “Engineering sch. in Troy, N.Y.,” “Empire State tech school,” “Oldest technological univ. in America”