Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the nation’s oldest technological university. The university offers degrees from five schools: Engineering; Science; Architecture; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; and the Lally School of Management & Technology; as well as an interdisciplinary degree in Information Technology.
Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals around the world. Nearly 27 percent of undergraduate students this year are from areas outside of the Northeast. First-year students hail from 42 states, in addition to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 14 foreign countries.
Rensselaer offers more than 145 programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Students are encouraged to work in interdisciplinary programs that allow them to combine scholarly work from several departments or schools. The university provides rigorous, engaging, interactive learning environments and campus-wide opportunities for leadership, collaboration, and creativity.
Rensselaer continues to make significant strides toward the goal of a fully realized university. We continue to recruit talented and diverse students; achieving a record applicant pool. Investments in resident life include new living and learning communities, residence hall rehab, a new residence hall, and an historic investment in athletic facilities. Since 2001 aggressive recruiting of world-class faculty continues, including investments in constellation and new faculty positions. New research platforms include the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI), and the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC).
The Rensselaer School was established in Troy, New York, in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer “for the purpose of instructing persons … in the application of science to the common purposes of life.”
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Applied Physics
- Architecture
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Bioinformatics
- and Molecular Biology
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Building Sciences
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Cognitive Science
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Computer and Systems Engineering
- Design, Innovation, and Society
- Economics
- Electric Power Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Arts
- Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Science
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Games and Simulation
- Arts & Sciences
- Geology
- Hydrogeology
- Industrial and
- Systems Engineering
- Information Technology
- and Web Science
- Interdisciplinary Science
- Management
- Materials Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Minor in Music
- Nuclear Engineering
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Psychology
- Science, Technology, and Society
- B.S./M.D.—Physician-Scientist Program
- B.S./J.D.—Management-Law Program
- B.S./J.D.—Science, Technology, & Society-Law Program
- Co-terminal B.S./M.S. degrees
- Fast Track Executive MBA
- Master’s of Management in Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship
- Pathfinder MBA
- School of Science B.S./Ph.D.
Contact Details
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
110 Eighth Street, Troy,
NY USA 12180
(518) 276-6000
Official Website: http://rpi.edu/
