Preparing Students for Leadership and for Life
Designed to enrich and augment classroom and laboratory studies, the student life experience is a vital part of Rensselaer's undergraduate and graduate education.
The Division of Student Life
Athletics
Home to 23 NCAA athletic teams (12 men’s and 11 women’s) including Division I men’s and women’s ice hockey, athletic compliance, and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Campus Experience
Campus Experience, a large and vital residential community, is comprised of the Dean of Students, Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Judicial Affairs, Student Living and Learning, including Residential Commons, Fraternity and Sorority Commons, Off-Campus Commons, and the Student Union.
Student Success
Student Success provides developmentally specific advocacy, support, and programming for students through our Class Deans, First-Year Experience, Parent and Family Programs, Graduate Student Experience, Student Success Programs, and the Archer Center for Student Leadership Development.
Student Support and Resource Centers
Through Disability, Health, and Counseling Services, Health Promotion, and Athletic Training, Student Health Services strives to keep students healthy so they can achieve their academic, personal, and athletic goals.
Student Transitions
The Center for Career and Professional Development, International Services for Students and Scholars, Registrar, The Arch, Transfer Services, Veteran and Military Student Services (Yellow Ribbon and ROTC), and Multicultural Programs helps transition students throughout their academic journey.