Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN · Private · Small city · R-HIT · RHIT · RP · RPI · Rose · Rose Hulman · Rose Hulman Institute · Rose Polytechnic · Rose Polytechnic Institute · Rose-Hulman · Rose-Hulman Institute

Private institution in Terre Haute, IN · 2,224 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $101,253 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 2%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Top 2%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Top 8%Median ACT
Top 9%Graduation rate (4-year)

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $40,6651,921st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $56,6741,914th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $56,6741,912th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $74,2261,860th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $101,25334th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $85,93540th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 81.7%187th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 90.6%225th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 72.8%691st most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1389105th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 3176th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 2,224884th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 11.7%2,037th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 161 mi (MDW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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Applying

EANov 1
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Common App member: Yes
Application fee: $65
Personal essay: Required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 19 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Computer Science	bachelors	$86,867	$111,992
MathematicsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$78,896	$76,460
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$78,719	$74,341
Computer EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$77,872	$90,049
Chemical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$72,373	$79,473
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$72,106	$72,600
Civil EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$64,791	$67,273
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$64,493	$68,331
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences	bachelors	—	—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences	bachelors	—	—
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiological Sciences	bachelors	—	—
ChemistryPhysical Sciences	bachelors	—	—

Campus facts

Founded in 1874source
Athletic nickname: "Fightin' Engineers"source
Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
Formerly known as "{{indented plainlist|"source
Formerly known as "* Terre Haute School of Industrial Science" (1874–1875)source
Formerly known as "* Rose Polytechnic Institute" (1875–1971)source
Formerly known as "}}"source
Athletic conference: HCACsource
Fight song: ""Dear Old Rose""source

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.