2022 FIRST-YEAR AND 2022 TRANSFER STUDENTS: From our initial Student Orientation (SO) sessions on Jul 12, 2022, please click here to view the slides and click here to view one of the recorded videos. Also, scroll down for additional information. And for both prospective and accepted students, click here for more information.
*** CONGRATULATIONS *** to all of our 2021-2022 graduates! We invite you to click here to view our departmental graduation ceremony from May 20, 2022. Also, please click here for a congratulatory message from our faculty and staff!
2021 FIRST-YEAR AND 2021 TRANSFER STUDENTS: From our first Meet Your Advisor Day session (Sep 14, 2021), please click here to view the academics-focused slides. Also, click here to view the CS Clubs slides. And click here to view the recorded video of that session. Any questions, please contact the School of Science Advising Hub.
Why computer science? Earning a Rensselaer undergraduate degree in computer science prepares students to solve real-world problems and carry out fundamental research. Our students have distinguished themselves by founding companies while still in school, landing high-income and socially engaging jobs at a broad range of companies, and going on to prominent graduate schools. Given our strengths and successes, over the last five years, the incoming freshman class has consistently been the largest across all majors. As of 2018, we became the largest major on campus and currently have over 1400 undergraduates. As the largest major (and most popular dual major), our flexible degree requirements allow students to focus on specific topics within computer science and also provide unique opportunities for open source software development and involvement in faculty-sponsored undergraduate research.
CURRENT STUDENTS: view information below and also click here for frequently asked questions.