Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 170,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,440 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation 240 (37%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,294
Men / Women 76% / 24%
From State 28%
From Region 23%
Athletes 498 (21.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Asian 8%
International 8%
Mixed 7%
Hispanic 5%
Black 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 522 74% 70% 7% 4% 6% 5% $113,614 98 +0.21 96 98%
Biomedical Engineering 32 — 38% 78% 6% 0% 6% 0% $96,418 43 -0.20 87 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 46 +1 61% 80% 2% 4% 4% 2% $101,958 35 -0.37 90 97% — — — —
Civil Engineering 29 — 62% 72% 3% 7% 10% 0% $100,001 90 +1.10 89 96% — — — —
Computer Engineering 49 +3 86% 71% 16% 2% 2% 8% $125,580 75 +0.40 98 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 24 +2 75% 79% 8% 0% 0% 0% $110,595 43 -0.31 95 98% — — — —
Engineering Physics 6 +1 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $104,452 46 -0.00 92 — — — — —
General Engineering 15 — 67% 80% 13% 0% 0% 0% $100,296 63 +0.13 90 — — — — —
Laser and Optical Engineering 12 +1 75% 58% 0% 8% 17% 8% $110,595 80 +0.44 95 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 148 +2 81% 71% 3% 5% 11% 3% $98,129 51 -0.14 88 96% — — — —
Computer Science 111 +3 84% 65% 11% 4% 1% 8% $147,016 79 +0.65 99 98% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 19 +11 68% 37% 16% 16% 11% 11% $125,580 61 +0.02 98 100% — — — —
Computer and Information Science 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $111,846 76 +0.66 95 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences — — — — — — — — $112,129 77 +0.67 95 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $76,365 77 +0.46 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 13 +8 85% 77% 8% 8% 8% 0% $125,221 92 +1.50 98 95% — — — —
Physics 6 +1 100% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $94,453 84 +0.78 86 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $75,242 67 +0.33 60 — — — — —
Biology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $74,048 87 +0.88 58 — — — — —
Computational Biology — — — — — — — — $76,035 68 +0.40 62 — — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $96,400 60 -0.06 87 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $60,667
ROI Percentile 96th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 64%
6-Year Graduation Rate 78%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 69.2% 361 72% 73% 6% 4% 7% 3% $103,780 58 +0.02 91 97% —
Computer Science 25.1% 131 82% 60% 11% 5% 2% 8% $143,638 85 +0.56 99 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.6% 24 79% 75% 8% 4% 8% 0% $107,351 90 +1.11 93 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.1% 6 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $74,844 85 +0.52 59 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 105 $569K $506K $63K
Track & Field (indoor) 92 $92K $79K $13K
Track & Field (outdoor) 92 $30K $26K $4K
Cross Country 57 $96K $84K $11K
Soccer 49 $213K $213K $0
Baseball 40 $279K $251K $28K
Swimming & Diving 30 $124K $124K $0
Basketball 17 $298K $255K $42K
Golf 13 $158K $158K $0
Tennis 12 $98K $98K $0
Total 348 $2.0M $1.8M $163K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 34 $203K $199K $3K
Track & Field (indoor) 34 $70K $70K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 34 $23K $23K $0
Softball 18 $188K $188K $0
Cross Country 16 $83K $83K $0
Basketball 15 $240K $240K $0
Volleyball 15 $204K $204K $0
Swimming & Diving 14 $57K $57K $0
Tennis 12 $83K $79K $4K
Golf 8 $119K $119K $0
Total 150 $1.3M $1.3M $8K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 126 $163K $150K $13K
Track & Field (outdoor) 126 $54K $50K $4K
Football 105 $569K $506K $63K
Soccer 83 $417K $413K $3K
Cross Country 73 $179K $167K $11K
Swimming & Diving 44 $182K $182K $0
Baseball 40 $279K $251K $28K
Basketball 32 $539K $496K $42K
Tennis 24 $182K $177K $4K
Golf 21 $278K $278K $0
Softball 18 $188K $188K $0
Volleyball 15 $204K $204K $0
Total 498 $4.1M $4.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 85% 78%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1270 – 1450
SAT Math Range 650 – 750
SAT RW Range 620 – 660