![Large group of RPI students posing outside](/sites/default/files/styles/18x6_full_screen/public/2024-04/student-hero.jpg?itok=xBxJPjMm)
Student Experience
Rensselaer is home to more than 200 clubs and organizations, offering students opportunities to immerse themselves in activities outside the classroom.
Watch the RPI episode of The College Tour to learn what it is like to be an RPI student from our very own students and alumni.
![students wave batons to welcome incoming freshman](https://www.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/rpi-student-experience-student-life-on-campus-2.jpg)
![Women's ice hockey team pose on ice with Mayor Cup trophy](https://www.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/rpi-student-experience-student-sports.jpg)
![Student plays violin during orchestra concert](https://www.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/rpi-student-experience-student-performing-arts.jpg)
![Student in a hardhat builds structure out of empty water bottles](https://www.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/rpi-student-experience-civic-engagement.jpg)
![Student shakes hand with a mentor](https://www.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/rpi-student-experience-student-leadership-2.jpg)
![Two women pose in sunglasses at student event](https://www.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/rpi-student-experience-student-diversity-inclusion.jpg)
![Two students in deep conversation on a bench on campus](https://www.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/rpi-student-experience-student-support.jpg)
Designed to enrich and augment classroom and laboratory studies, the student life experience is a vital part of Rensselaer's undergraduate and graduate education.