You can receive your Ph.D. seven years after starting college.
Earn a head start that provides a great time advantage.
Your next stop after graduation could be a fellowship at the Institute for Genomics Research, or the Fermi Laboratories, or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)... all at the age of 25.
Rising sophomores with majors in the School of Science who have been at Rensselaer for at least one year with a 3.5 or higher Grade Point Average will be invited to apply in the summer before their second year. For more information go to: https://science.rpi.edu/academics/school-science-accelerated-bsphd-program