/ U.S. News & World Report
- No. 1 Undergraduate Engineering College in the U.S.
- Academic Department Rankings:
• No. 1 Electrical Engineering
• No. 1 Mechanical Engineering
• No. 2 Civil Engineering
• No. 3 Computer Engineering
/ Wall Street Journal’s 2024 Best Colleges in America
• No. 17 in the U.S.
/ Wall Street Journal 2024 Best Colleges Category Rankings
• No. 1 Learning Opportunities
• No. 1 Learning Facilities
/ Average Starting Salary - Above $80,000 per year*
/ 99% Placement Rate for the entire graduating class*
/ Top 10 - Best Schools for Internships (Private Schools) – Princeton Review
/ Best Value Colleges – Princeton Review
*2023 graduates six months after graduation
• Rose-Hulman graduates get hired by some of the top companies in the world, as well as exciting start-ups. Recent grads have gone on to work at Apple, SpaceX, Tesla, Amazon, Cummins, Collins Aerospace, Microsoft, Eli Lilly and Texas Instruments.
• Rose-Hulman students also go on to top graduate programs at schools like Yale, Cornell, Rice, Duke, Columbia, and University of Pennsylvania.
Shuao (Everest) Zang
Senior, Mechanical Engineering, minors in Aerospace, Astronomy, and Electrical Engineering Beijing, China
“At Rose, you are not fighting for resources or status. We compete together – against the high standard that Rose sets.”
Ishaan Mishra
Senior, Physics and Computational Science, Goldwater Scholar Bangalore, India
“Only at a college like Rose can you do one-on-one research with faculty from your first year.”
Competition Teams are a popular way students hone in on real skills and learn to work on a team. Our teams base their operations at the Branam and Kremer Innovation Centers (BIC&KIC) where they have access to workspace, teaching, tools, and machines.
Majors at Rose
/ Biochemistry
/ Biology
/ Biomathematics
/ Biomedical Engineering
/ Chemical Engineering
/ Chemistry
/ Civil Engineering
/ Computer Engineering
/ Computer Science
/ Electrical Engineering
/ Engineering Design
/ International Computer Science
/ Mathematics
/ Mechanical Engineering
/ NanoEngineering
/ Optical Engineering
/ Physics
/ Software Engineering
/ 2,250 Undergraduate students
/ 18 Average class size
/ 99% of full-time faculty with PhDs
/ 11 to 1 Student-to-faculty ratio
/ 90+ Student clubs and organizations
Rose-Hulman welcomes students from around the world to study on our beautiful campus. International students add to the rich cultural and educational texture of the Institute.
The Class of 2028 brought to Rose-Hulman students from countries all over the world, including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Dominican Republic, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
Approximately 10% of our student body is made up of international students and last year we received applications from over 80 countries. The top five countries represented on campus are China, India, South Korea, Vietnam and Nepal.
Transportation
At each scheduled break during the academic year, the Office of Student Affairs coordinates an airport shuttle service to and from campus with both the Indianapolis International Airport and the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Ride services are also locally available such as Uber and Lyft.
Connect with current and prospective students by joining our WhatsApp, WeChat, or ZeeMee groups
Many Rose students join diversity and affinity organizations to create deeper connections with their peers, such as:
/ Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
/ South Asian Student Alliance
/ Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
/ National Society of Black Engineers
/ Society of Women Engineers
Learn more:
Scholarships
• International students can receive both merit- and need-based aid ranging from $15,000 to $35,000 per year. Opportunities for full scholarships are limited.
• Use our interactive scholarship estimator tool to see the amount of scholarships and other
