Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is 15:1, and the school has 45.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute include: Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Architecture and Related Services; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 92.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities English (including composition) Computer literacy Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Engineering 53% Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 9% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 8% Architecture and Related Services 5% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Bachelor-Master 5 years Program; Management-Law Program; Physician-Scientist Program; Science, Technology, and Society-Law Program; The accelerated BS-Phd program in the School of Science
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	93%
4-year graduation rate	60

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data