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Rensselaer’s approach to education prepares students for leadership and for life.
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Our comprehensive educational and research programs cut across academic disciplines, giving undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to learn and to grow into world leaders in their chosen fields.

Opportunity
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Students who want to be challenged can select from more than 140 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in nearly 60 fields from Rensselaer’s schools.

One of the hallmarks of a Rensselaer education is the opportunity for intellectual partnerships between students and faculty. RPI’s relatively small size enables faculty researchers to work closely with both undergraduate and graduate students in their research initiatives.

And, Rensselaer research programs reach across the campus and beyond, linking together departments, schools, interdisciplinary centers, and stimulating the integration of inquiry, new knowledge, and education.

Diversity
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The Institute’s long-standing renown for research and educational distinction draws students from 48 states and more than 67 foreign countries.

Students are encouraged to work in interdisciplinary programs that allow them to combine scholarly work from several departments or schools. The university provides engaging, interactive learning environments, and campus-wide opportunities for leadership, communication, and creativity.

Rigor
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The Rensselaer degree is well-known throughout the world as a symbol of technological excellence and achievement. Rensselaer alumni are leaders. They are collaborative, able, and smart.

Over nearly two centuries, Rensselaer has maintained its reputation for providing an undergraduate education of undisputed intellectual rigor based on exceptional innovation in the classroom and the laboratory.

The Rensselaer man and the Rensselaer woman have well-earned reputations as problem solvers and doers. They truly fulfill the Institute’s vision and promise — to solve problems, to make a difference, and to change the world.

Promise
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As a research university, Rensselaer has built an outstanding faculty whose research programs are expanding and include such areas as biotechnology, nanotechnology, advanced materials, microelectronics, information technology, computational modeling and simulation, and electronic arts.
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Rensselaer Schools & Academic Departments:
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School of Architecture
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* Lighting Research Center
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School of Engineering
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Biomedical Engineering
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Decision Sciences & Engineering Systems
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Electrical, Computer, & Systems Engineering
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Materials Science & Engineering
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Mechanical, Aerospace, & Nuclear Engineering
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School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
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The Arts
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Cognitive Science
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Economics
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Language, Literature, & Communication
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Science & Technology Studies
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Information Technology Program
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Lally School of Management & Technology
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School of Science
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Biology
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Chemistry & Chemical Biology
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Computer Science
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Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Mathematical Sciences
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Physics, Applied Physics, & Astronomy
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Rensselaer Hartford Campus
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Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
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Summer@Rensselaer

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