Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Lally School of Management & Technology

145x97
  • Avg. SAT Score
    1223
  • Annual Tuition
    $43,350
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    295
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
110 Eighth Street
PI 5202
Troy, New York 12180-3590, United States
Website

About Lally School of Management & Technology

Rensselaer Lally School – Undergraduate Profile The Lally School of Management and Technology is the business school at the world-class university, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Our programs teach the fundamentals of business and management in order to develop aspiring business leaders. Our Bachelor of Science in Business and Management program offers concentrations in Accounting, Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management.

Quick Stats

  • Selectivity
    44%
  • Yield
    20%
  • Average Salary
    $57,864
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1963

Social

Loading...

MORE LESS
About Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
44% Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Class rank
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
15222% 15,222
44% 44
20% 20
44% School Selectivity
20% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Jan 15
Fall 2013
Jan 15
Fall 2014
Required Tests
  • SAT
  • ACT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

application fee, completed application, essays, recommendations, secondary and mid-year school reports, SAT or ACT test scores, TOEFL if international
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
539% 539
35% 35
23% 23
35% Program Selectivity
23% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Declare business major
  • Min college GPA for transfers
  • Other transfer requirements College GPA requirement is at the advisor's discrestion. 4 credit completion of management coursework.
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 79
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 27%
Top Industry
  • Other 16%
  • Consulting 10%
  • Media/Entertainment 7%
The Hartford Financial Group 2
Top Employer
  • Euronext NYSE 2
  • General Dynamics 1
  • NBC Universal Golf Channel 1
More Information
Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
0%
59% 59.267238095238085
54% 54
56% 55.65923664122137
54% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
13% 13
17% 17.25698275862069
13% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
0%
13% 12.771399999999998
70% Graduates seeking full-time employment
30% Graduates not seeking employment
73% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
7% 7
$59,000.00
53K 65K
Finance/Accounting
17% 17
$68,000.00
60K 75K
General Management
10% 10
$35,000.00 Data not provided
Human Resources
3% 3
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
10% 10
$66,667.00
60K 75K
Marketing/Sales
13% 13
$54,500.00
40K 69K
Operations/Production
10% 10
$55,667.00
52K 60K
Logistics/Transportation
3% 3
$40,000.00 Data not provided
Other
27% 27
$52,800.00
30K 70K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
0% 0
Data not provided
Consumer Products/Retail
7% 7
$50,000.00
35K 65K
Consulting
10% 10
$61,500.00
53K 70K
Financial Services
27% 27
$65,000.00
55K 75K
Government/Education
0% 0
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health
7% 7
$50,000.00 Data not provided
Manufacturing
0% 0
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
7% 7
Data not provided
Non-Profit
3% 3
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
3% 3
Data not provided
Real Estate
0% 0
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
7% 7
Data not provided
Technology/Science
13% 13
$52,250.00
30K 75K
Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
16% 16
$54,200.00
40K 69K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
70% 70
$58,563.00
35K 75K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
10% 10
$64,500.00
60K 69K
U.S. South
0% 0
Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
7% 7
$52,000.00 Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
3% 3
$50,000.00 Data not provided
U.S. West
10% 10
$52,500.00
30K 75K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks
  • Percentage of internships that are paid
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 40
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 139
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Interviewing Skills Workshops, Resume critiques, job search workshops, career counselling, Interest Inventory Assessment

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$59,470
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $43,350
  • Fees $1,125
  • Expenses $14,995
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$59,470
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $43,350
  • Fees $1,125
  • Expenses $14,995
90% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 11% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need
  • Merit
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://admissions.rpi.edu/aid/index.html
Scholarships
$5,408,017
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$4,691,001
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Lally School of Management & Technology
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
23% 21
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
21% 12
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
Lally School of Management & Technology 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Business Analytics
  • Other
  • Supply Chain Management
More Information
Business Program Classes
47% Less than 20 Students
53% 21 to 50 students
12 Average number of students in non-business required electives
30 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Strategy and Global Advantage
  • Corporate Entrepreneurship
  • Intermediate Accounting 1
  • Intermediate Accounting 2
  • Cost Accounting
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2012
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS Business and Management 124
  • BS Business BS and Management/Double Degree 2 Bacalaurate degrees, 1 in Management
  • BS Business and Management /Dual Major: 2 specialty concentrations, 1 in Management
  • BS Business and Management/Law: BS Business and Management plus JD
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
40% 40
60% 60
Prominent Faculty
  • Dr. Thomas Begley

    Organizational Change, Cross Cultural Management, Global Issues in Human Resource Management

  • Dr. Bill Francis

    Corporate Finance, International Finance, Quantitative Methods in Finance

  • Dr. Gina C. O'Connor

    Management Process for Breakthrough Innovation, New Market Creation, Opportunity Indentification for Novel Technologies
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Work Study is available throught the Rensselaer Financial Aid Office. Co-op Opportunities are available through the Center for Career and Professional Development.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    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.

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

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

Students

38% Students in Top 10% of High School Class
1308 75th Percentile Score on SAT 27 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
64% 64
Asian American
9% 9
Not Reported
9% 9
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
More Information
U.S. Regional Breakdown
6%
6%
78%
0%
6%
4%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
81% 81
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
17% 17
Canada
2% 2
18 Average age of full-time students
94% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
72% 72
80% 80

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 3,760
Alumni Donations
$597 Average Gift $20,050 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Taweed Kader

    Founder and CEO, ToutApp

  • Dr. Frank James

    Founder and Chairman, James Investment Research

  • Harry William Ruda

    CEO and President, Wing Power Energy