About 50.5 percent of the 2,002 degrees and certificates handed out by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2016-17 were to students in Engineering programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Troy conferred 800 bachelor's degrees and 150 master's degrees in Engineering programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Data shows the school gave out 226 bachelor's degrees in Mechanical Engineering, followed by 167 bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and 101 bachelor's degrees in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
The institute enrolled 7,363 students for 2016-17, including 6,265 in undergraduate programs and 1,098 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Bachelor's degrees awarded
Graduate and professional degrees awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Transportation and Highway Engineering
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
Business Administration and Management, General
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
Applied Mathematics, General
Mathematics and Statistics total
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
Architecture and Related Services, Other
Architecture and Related Services total
Geology/Earth Science, General
Hydrology and Water Resources Science
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
Science, Technology and Society
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
Human Computer Interaction
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
Game and Interactive Media Design
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Visual and Performing Arts total
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Technical and Scientific Communication
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Health Professions and Related Programs total
Natural Resources and Conservation total
Legal Professions and Studies total
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
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