President
The President of RPI is currently Martin (Marty) A. Schmidt.
| President | Presidential Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Blatchford | 1824-1828 | |
| John Chester | 1828-1829 | |
| Eliphalet Nott | 1829 – 1845 | |
| Nathan S.S. Beman | 1845 – 1865 | |
| John Flack Winslow | 1865 – 1868 | |
| Thomas C. Brinsmade | 1868 | |
| James Forsyth | 1868 – 1886 | |
| William Gurley | 1886 – 1887 (acting) | |
| Albert E. Powers | 1887 – 1888 (acting) | |
| John H. Peck | 1888 – 1901 | |
| Palmer C. Ricketts | 1901-1934 | |
| Edwin Seton Jarrett | 1934 – 1935 (acting) | |
| William O. Hotchkiss | 1935 – 1943 | |
| Livingston W. Houston | 1944 – 1958 | |
| Richard Gilman Folsom | 1958 – 1971 | |
| Richard J. Grosh | 1971 – 1976 | |
| George M. Low | 1976 – 1984 | |
| Daniel Berg | 1984 – 1985 (acting), 1985 – 1987 | |
| Stanley I. Landgraf | 1987 – 1988 (acting) | |
| Roland Schmitt | 1988 – 1993 | |
| R. Byron Pipes | 1993 – 1998 | |
| Cornelius J. Barton | 1998 – 1999 (acting) | |
| The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson 2022, PhD, D.L. (Hon.), D.Sc. (Hon.), NAE President Emerita for Life | 1999 - 2022 | |
| Marty Schmidt (Current) | 2022 - Present |