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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Information Summary
Ranks 67th overall and 3rd in Indiana
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
95.9 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$42,111 |
| Admission
Success rate |
70% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
31 / 1390 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
13 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
91% / N/A |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
1,963 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Terre Haute, IN 47803-3999
| Surrounding community | Small city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 20,314 (18,233 urban / 2,081 rural) |
| Households | 8,325 (2.29 people per house) |
| Families | 5,241 (2.88 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 791 |
| Pop. — Asian | 259 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 14 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 85 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 19,322 |
| Pop. — Other | 85 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Special Focus Institutions — Schools of engineering
| Undergraduate | N/A |
|---|---|
| Graduate | N/A |
| Undergraduate Population | N/A |
| Enrollment | Very high undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | N/A |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Master's degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Quarter |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology?
Ranks 169th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $30,243 | $30,243 | $30,243 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $525 | $525 | $525 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $879 | $879 | $879 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $30,243 | $30,243 | $30,243 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $879 | $879 | $879 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $42,111 | $42,111 | $42,111 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $32,268 | $32,268 | $32,268 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $32,268 | $32,268 | $32,268 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $27,138 |
$27,138 |
$27,138 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $7,419 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $1,200 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $40 |
| Graduate Application Fee | N/A |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 3,088 (2,399 male / 689 female) |
| Admitted | 2,152 (1,660 male / 492 female) |
| Admission rate | 70% |
| First-time Enrollment | 474 (378 male / 96 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 474 (378 male / 96 female) |
| PT Enrollment | N/A (N/A male / N/A female) |
| Total Enrollment | 1,963 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 71st for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 62% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 25 / 32 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 28 / 33 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 27 / 31 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 82nd for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 79% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 560 / 680 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 630 / 710 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 1190 / 1390 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 1,099 |
| Meals per Week | 18 |
| Room Fee | $4,761 |
| Board Fee | $3,585 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ranks 248th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $3,062 | 68 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $4,289 | 88 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $7,902 | 402 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $8,828 | 319 | |
| Any financial aid type | 438 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 46 | 5 | 51 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 31 | 14 | 45 |
Hispanic | 19 | 7 | 26 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 58 | 21 | 79 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 1 | N/A | 1 |
White Non-Hispanic | 1,422 | 336 | 1,758 |
Race Unknown | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 1,578 | 385 | 1,963 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 7 | N/A | 7 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Hispanic | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 7 | 2 | 9 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
White Non-Hispanic | 343 | 66 | 409 |
Race Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 365 | 71 | 436 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 12 | 128 | |
| 47 | 3 | 50 | |
| 44 | 5 | 49 | |
| 26 | 16 | 42 | |
| 24 | 13 | 37 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
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| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 1 | 36 | 37 | |||||
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 42 | |||
| Chemistry, General | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Civil Engineering, General | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 50 | |||
| Computer Engineering, General | 1 | 1 | 32 | 34 | ||||
| Computer Science | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 32 | |||
| Computer Software Engineering | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Economics, General | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | 1 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 49 | |||
| Engineering Physics | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Engineering, Other | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 19 | |||
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Mathematics, General | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| Mechanical Engineering | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 118 | 128 | ||
| Molecular Biochemistry | ||||||||
| Physics, General | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Systems Engineering | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 13 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 415 | 1 | 457 |
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ranks 264th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $79,398 ($81,399 male / $71,728 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 145 (115 male / 30 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 15 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 10 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $3,588,819 |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (abbreviated RHIT), formerly Rose Polytechnic Institute, is a small, private, non-sectarian college specializing in teaching engineering, mathematics, and science. The school’s primary focus is undergraduate education, though there is a small graduate program for master’s degree students. Degrees are offered in: The chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering programs are accredited by The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The newer programs of biomedical engineering, optical engineering, software engineering, and computer science are all seeking first-time ABET accredidation in 2006-07. While Rose is not considered in the doctoral institution rankings, Stanford University’s Hoover Institute fellow, Thomas Sowell, mentioned Rose-Hulman as one of the best smaller universities to consider, noting that graduate engineering deans have ranked its graduates ahead of many top schools with Ph.D programs, such as Duke, Princeton, UCLA, and the University of Pennsylvania. All but four students chose to major in Mechanical Engineering with Civil Engineering and Chemistry the only other majors. Nearly half of the original students would eventually quit their studies before graduation for a number of reasons, including poor grades or conduct. In 1917, the school, having grown to more than 300 students, moved from 13th and Locust St. (on which now sits Chauncey Rose Middle School) to a new site consisting of 123 acres (0.5 km²) of farm land on U.S. 40 donated by the Hulman family of Terre Haute. During World War I Rose Poly trained students in technical subjects like vehicle maintenance, and created a ROTC Engineer unit. During World War II the ROTC unit was replaced with an Army Specialized Training Unit and students could enter and graduate after every quarter in order to support the war effort. Five new residence halls, a new student union, library and a student recreation center were all constructed between 1963 and 1976. Five years earlier Shook Field House was replaced with the $20 million Sports and Recreation Center, which is a major reason that the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts have used the campus for their summer training camp since 1999. By the end of the academic year, the faculty, staff, and Student Government Association had approved votes of no confidence. Rose-Hulman’s 295 acre campus includes a baseball field, a softball field, and a soccer field at the west end, two bodies of water (known on campus as “Scum Pond” and “Speed Lake”) surrounded by residence halls in the middle, the academic buildings east of that, and a row of fraternities to the east. Combined, these halls can provide housing for over 1,100 students. Deming houses 109 students, mostly freshmen, on four floors. BSB Hall, built in 1956, is an L-shaped building with room for 144 students on three stories, mostly freshmen. Mees, Scharpenberg, and Blumberg (all built in 1966) constitute the Triplets, three halls each housing 76 students on 4 H-shaped floors. Skinner, built in 1976, is an apartment-style residence hall on the east side of campus. Skinner is the smallest residence hall, housing only 44 students and 2 resident assistants. Percopo, built in 1999, is a Sophomore-only hall, designed to retain and help educate Sophomore students. The four main buildings are Moench Hall, Olin Hall, Crapo Hall, and Myers Hall. Olin includes a large occupancy by the Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering Departments. The largest, Moench Hall, is composed of four floors of classrooms and offices, and was the original academic building on campus built in 1922. The Logan Library is a small engineering library whose lower floor is occupied by The Learning Center, with tutors and help available to students. The student body tends to come mostly from the Midwest United States, though as the school has gained prominence it has gradually attracted a more geographically and ethnically diverse applicant pool. A slight majority of students hail from outside of Indiana, largely from the states Illinois, Ohio and Minnesota. International students currently make up about 3% of the student body. As of 2005, Rose-Hulman has had a student athlete named to an NCAA Division III Academic All-America Team for 21 consecutive years. In the early years Rose played the likes of the University of Notre Dame, Purdue University, University of Illinois, Indiana University, and Indiana Norman School, which is now Indiana State University. The Homework Hotline provides free homework help and tutoring to Indiana middle school and high school students. Thirty Rose-Hulman students per night field calls from around the state and help students answer math and science questions. The two and a half week program is designed to immerse students into the role of an engineer attempting to solve problems posed by their group’s project. In 1977, the college held the first summer computer camp in the nation for high school students, Camp Retupmoc (‘computer’ spelled backwards). PRISM (Portal Resources for Indiana Science and Mathematics), is a free web portal run by the school for teachers of sixth to eighth grade science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Indiana. It serves as a source of internships and job opportunities with local startups for Rose students and alumni.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Academics
There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. For example, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Independent Study, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army and Study Abroad. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is unique in its study options.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- Social Sciences:
- Economics
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Physics
- Popular majors:
- seventy-eight percent engineering, ten percent computer and information sciences, five percent mathematics
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science
Moreover, for international students, the application fee is 40. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of March. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $768 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Admissions
This school requires an application fee consisting of forty dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, Free online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. An instance of this, there were ninety-one total number of transfer students who applied and forty-six total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 69% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 92%. Remember that this can change at any time.
The regular application is due the 1st of March. Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of December. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of March. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of March and the SAT subject section score due date was not reported.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Financial Aid
Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Minority Status and ROTC. Financial aid distribution is at sixty percent scholarships per grants and forty percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Minority Status and State/District Residency.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Students
The university is a Private, College of Engineering, Four-year, Coed, where 69 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Besides, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately one thousand, seven hundred and sixty-eight degree-seeking undergrads, four hundred and forty-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one hundred and thirteen graduate enrollment. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Again, the student body consists of forty-two percent in-state students, fifty-eight percent out-of-state students, eighteen percent women, eighty-two percent men, five percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, eighty-nine percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, sixty-four percent in top 10th of graduating class, ninety-three percent in top quarter of graduating class and one hundred percent in top half of graduating class.
This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. In any event, the school is located 73 miles from Indianapolis.Further, the university has many unique facilites such as advanced learning center, observatory, center for technological research with industry. Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, sixty percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, six-JUN deadline for housing deposit, seventy-five dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
- Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Wrestling

















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