Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Location
Terre Haute, IN
Population
170,000
Website
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
2,224
Men / Women
76% / 24%
White
62%
Mixed
8%
International
8%
Asian
7%
Hispanic
7%
Black
3%
Native American
0%
From State
28%
From Region
23%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering
69%
Computer Science
26%
Physical Sciences & Math
4%
Life & Natural Sciences
1%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$58,649
Est. Cost of Attendance
$77,890
10-Year ROI
$276,000
ROI Percentile
96th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
92%
4-Year Graduation Rate
64%
6-Year Graduation Rate
78%
Transfer-Out Rate
19%
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,440 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation
240 (37%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
77%
Yield (Unbound)
13%
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
—
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
59%
SAT Range
1330
–
1450
SAT Math Range
660
–
780
SAT RW Range
630
–
720
ACT Range
29
–
34
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 428 | 74% / 26% | 8% | $111,801 | 96% | ||
| Biomedical Engineering | 24 — | 33% / 67% | 4% | $93,920 | 90 | 98% | |
| Chemical Engineering | 39 — | 56% / 44% | 3% | $106,661 | 96 | 98% | |
| Civil Engineering | 29 — | 69% / 31% | 0% | $89,394 | 87 | 96% | |
| Computer Engineering | 27 — | 81% / 19% | 11% | $123,554 | 99 | 98% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 41 — | 85% / 15% | 7% | $98,012 | 92 | 91% | |
| Engineering Physics | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 0% | $99,437 | 93 | — | |
| General Engineering | 7 — | 57% / 43% | 0% | $99,558 | 93 | — | |
| Laser and Optical Engineering | 9 +2 | 78% / 22% | 0% | $98,012 | 92 | 91% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 114 — | 81% / 19% | 4% | $93,120 | 89 | 95% | |
| Computer Science | 95 +1 | 83% / 17% | 18% | $155,655 | 100 | 100% | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 13 +16 | 85% / 15% | 8% | $123,554 | 99 | 98% | |
| Computer and Information Science | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $113,678 | 98 | — | |
| Computer and Information Sciences | — — | — | — | $112,355 | 97 | — | |
| Chemistry | 4 +2 | 25% / 75% | 25% | $79,873 | 77 | — | |
| Mathematics | 8 +10 | 88% / 12% | 12% | $122,674 | 99 | 95% | |
| Physics | 4 +1 | 75% / 25% | 0% | $90,186 | 87 | — | |
| Biochemistry | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $72,806 | 65 | — | |
| Biology | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 33% | $66,187 | 49 | — | |
| Computational Biology | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $73,205 | 65 | — | |
| Economics | 1 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $98,845 | 93 | — |
Rankings
Academics
Crying in the Library at 3 AM
Toughest Schools
The Students Claim They Do
Engineering
Playing House
Civil Engineering
Bridge Builders
Resistance Is Futile
Computer Engineering
Bricked Microcontroller Brigade
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Soldering Iron Burn Victims
Regular Engineering Just Wasn't Hurting My Brain Enough
Engineering Physics
Simultaneously Engineers & Physicists Until a Recruiter Observes Them
I Have Always Loved Legos
General Engineering
I Build Robots While Reading Plato, Kneel Before My Megamind
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Boutique Pressure Cookers
Computer Science
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science (Eng)
Co-op Purgatory
Physical Sciences & Math
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
No Grad Students Hogging the Cryostat (Best Undergrad Experience)