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Graduates earn 1,996 degrees from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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About 47.9 percent of the 1,996 degrees and certificates handed out by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2017-18 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 744 bachelor's degrees and 124 master's degrees in engineering programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in computer science. Data shows the school gave out 208 bachelor's degrees in computer science, followed by 192 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering and 109 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering.

The institute enrolled 7,895 students for 2017-18, including 6,628 in undergraduate programs and 1,267 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedGraduate and professional degrees awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Mechanical Engineering19252244
Electrical and Electronics Engineering10031131
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering9732129
Chemical Engineering10919128
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering8521106
Civil Engineering, General471259
Industrial Engineering47754
Materials Engineering341246
Nuclear Engineering161026
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering17724
Systems Engineering-88
Transportation and Highway Engineering-11
Engineering Science---
Engineering, Other---
Engineering Mechanics---
Engineering, General---
Operations Research---
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics---
Engineering total74421295647.9
Computer Science20853261
Information Technology292251
Computer and Information Sciences, General---
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total2377531215.6
Business Administration and Management, General8728115
Business Statistics-3939
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other-1616
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies-1414
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 total87971849.2
Mathematics, General49655
Financial Mathematics-5252
Applied Mathematics, General-1919
Mathematics and Statistics total49771266.3
Physics, General201232
Chemistry, General171027
Physics, Other8-8
Geology/Earth Science, General178
Astronomy-11
Physical Sciences, Other---
Hydrology and Water Resources Science---
Physical Sciences total4630763.8
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology641175
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total6411753.8
Architecture441357
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology-1313
Architecture and Related Services, Other-44
Architecture and Related Services total4430743.7
Biology/Biological Sciences, General25833
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other20929
Bioinformatics5-5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other---
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology---
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total5017673.4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other15-15
Cognitive Science4610
Science, Technology and Society3710
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General-22
Sustainability Studies2-2
Natural Sciences---
Human Computer Interaction---
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total2415392
Game and Interactive Media Design27-27
Visual and Performing Arts, General538
Music Theory and Composition1-1
Visual and Performing Arts total333361.8
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia12-12
Speech Communication and Rhetoric-44
Communication, General1-1
Technical and Scientific Communication---
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total134170.8
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies16-16
Health Professions and Related Programs total16-160.8
Psychology, General7-7
Psychology total7-70.4
Economics, General6-6
Social Sciences, General---
Social Sciences, Other---
Economics, Other---
Social Sciences total6-60.3
Environmental Science4-4
Natural Resources and Conservation total4-40.2
Pre-Law Studies1-1
Legal Professions and Studies total1-10.1
Philosophy---
Philosophy and Religious Studies total----

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