Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Degrees Offered Associate's Degree: Bachelor's Degree: Master's Degree: Professional Degree: Doctoral Degree: Faculty and Class Size Student / Faculty Ratio: 14.2 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 26% 10-19 Students: 27% 20-29 Students: 23% 30-39 Students: 7% 40-49 Students: 7% 50-99 Students: 9% 100 or More Students: 1% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 95% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 64% 5 Years: 81% 6 Years: 82% Special Study Options Accelerated program Cross-registration Distance Learning Double major Dual enrollment English as a Second Language (ESL) Honors Program Independent study Internships ROTC   Army   Navy   Air Force Student-designed major Study Abroad Teacher Certification Weekend College

Most Popular Degrees Major Category % of Bachelor's Degrees 1.   Engineering 63% 2.   Computer and information sciences and support services 8% 3.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 7% 4.   Architecture and related services 5% 5.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 4% 6.   Biological and biomedical sciences 4% 7.   Physical sciences 3% 8.   Mathematics and statistics 2% 9.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 1% 10.   Psychology 1% Required Courses Arts/Fine Arts Computer Literacy English (Including Composition) Foreign Languages History Humanities Mathematics Philosophy Sciences (Biological or Physical) Social Science Student Services Remedial Services Counseling Services Employment Services for Current Students College Credit Dual Credit Credit for Life Experiences Advanced Placement

Major Category/Major Architecture and related services Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)       Architecture and Related Services, Other       Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology         Bioinformatics         Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Business, management, marketing, and related support services Business Administration and Management, General     Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication and Media Studies, Other       Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric     Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General     Information Technology       Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering     Biomedical/Medical Engineering     Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering Physics     Engineering Science         Engineering, General         Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering     Industrial Engineering       Materials Engineering     Mechanical Engineering     Nuclear Engineering       Operations Research         Transportation and Highway Engineering

Major Category/Major Health professions and related clinical sciences Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics         Mathematics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies Cognitive Science       Historic Preservation and Conservation         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other       Natural Sciences         Science, Technology and Society       Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy         Physical sciences Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Physics, General     Psychology Psychology, General         Social sciences Economics, General       Economics, Other       Visual and performing arts Music, Other