Online and In-Person Summer@Rensselaer Day Programs. Summer at Rensselaer gives motivated high school students a taste of college academics.
2025 Important Dates
April 15
Application Due
May 1
Decision Made
June 1
Registration & payment deadline.
July 1
Deadline to submit all additional required paperwork.
May 15
Registration/Payment deadline (registration is first-come, first-served as space allows)
June 15
Additional paperwork is due for in-person program option
Explore the field of aerospace engineering, tour RPI's top-tier research labs, learn how experimental data is collected by running wind tunnel tests, and learn about advanced computer simulations. Participants will apply their new aerodynamic and flight mechanic knowledge by building electric radio controlled airplanes for test flights.
In-Person: July 7-18, 2025; Online July 21-August 1, 2025
Offered both online and in person, this two-week program is designed to expose rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders to a high-quality undergraduate architecture program. Students will experience the rigors and rewards of a college-level architecture studio first-hand.
July 28 - August 8
Led by established RPI professors of various fields and supported by RPI Student Assistants, students in the program will explore cutting-edge interdisciplinary topics and career paths that integrate disciplines in science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics, and medicine. This is a project-based program that combines hands-on discovery with classroom learning. The 2025 program is partially supported by NORDTECH, visit their official website: nordtechub.org