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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
91  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
77  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
82  %

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: 124

Other degree requirements:
3 semesters math, 3 semesters in science area, 24 Humanities and Social Sciences (communications) credits, 24 credits free electives

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
31

Average class size in business electives:
10


Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 36  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 64  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 0  %

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
25






Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
2008

Leading areas of study:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Other

Financial Technology, Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship

Special programs for business students:
Undergraduate Research Program, Navigating Rensselaer and Beyond, International Management Exchange Program, Lally Mentor Program, Lally Career Seminars

  Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:
Yes

Work study opportunities description:
Work Study is available through the Rensselaer Financial Aid Office. Co op opportunities are available through Rensselaer's Career Development Center.

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

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Study abroad program description:
The International Management Exchange program develops both the ability to conduct business in another country and a student's international relations and business skills. These skills make Lally students more effective in their jobs after graduation.

  Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
Opportunities are available through the Dean of Student's Office and the Rensselaer Student Union, including Habitat for Humanity, OXFAM, Clothe-a-Child, YWCA, Ark Charter School, and more.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Beta Gamma Sigma
Epsilon Delta Sigma
Entrepreneurship Club
Investment Club
Management & Technology Club
Distinguished Speaker Series
Biomedical Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
New Horizons Entrepreneurship Speaker Series

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CAMPUS LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:


Rensselaer Student Union
Epsilon Delta Sigma
Management & Technology Club

  Business students are grouped in learning communities:
No

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FACULTY
Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 25
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 4
Permanent/tenured professors: 7
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 28
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 13
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 25

Prominent faculty:

Dr Iftekhar Hasan
Dr Albert Paulson
Dr Jonathon Storey

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COMMENTS
The Lally School of Management & Technology is the business school of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, America’s oldest technological university. Building on Rensselaer's leadership in science and engineering, Lally is uniquely positioned to educate leaders for the global, technology-driven marketplace of the 21st century. Lally’s programs focus on the strategic management of technology and creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship. Our curriculum is designed to educate individuals who are agile and creative problem-solvers, prepared to tackle the complex and dynamic business challenges of tomorrow

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:
3,572

Total living alumni:
3,295

Percent of alumni who gave, 2008-09 academic year:
13  %

Mean alumni gift 2008-09:
$  588

Median alumni gift, 2008-09:
$  125

  Single donation in excess of $10 million in 2008-09?
No


Prominent alumni:

Name: Richard Herbert
Title: President, Pantone LLC
Name: Frank James
Title: Founder and Chairman of James Investment Research
Name: Steve L. Abrams
Title: Group Executive, Global Commercial Products, Mastercard Worldwide

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CAREER SERVICES
Percent of 2009 graduates who provided employment information:
71  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 74  %
Not seeking full-time employment in business: 26  %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:
25

Companies posting full-time job offers on school job boards, previous academic year:
48

Career services provided for business majors:
Career Fairs, co-op opportunities, career counselling, resume writing workshops,interviewing workshops, cover letter workshops, and job search workshops

Job offer results, 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 58  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 4  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 6  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 32  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 51  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 4  %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 6  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 39  %