STUDENT ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT
Rose-Hulman is recognized as one of the nation’s top STEM colleges because of our high academic standards without grading on a curve, the personal attention we provide our students, and our focus on hands-on learning in a teambased, project-based education. Our graduates enter the workforce trained as collaborative problem solvers and innovators. That’s why almost all of them have job offers before Commencement.
PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
We offer many opportunities for companies and recruiters to meet and work with our students face-to-face. Within this brochure, you’ll find a myriad of on-campus engagement and partnership options that will elevate your company in the minds of our students as you get to know tomorrow’s STEM leaders and identify future talent for your organization.
STUDENT PROFILE
Our students are pretty amazing. Most already have an internship under their belts by their junior year. They are smart, creative, driven, and love finding solutions to tough problems. Here’s a snapshot of our student body:
Average high school GPA of admitted students: 4.08/4.0
Median SAT Math score: 720
Average Rose-Hulman GPA: 3.22
Community service hours logged by our student body: >10,000 hours
Percentage of students who:
• Are from underrepresented groups: 22.8%
• Are first-generation college students: 11%
• Participate in varsity athletics: 21.2%
• Participate in performing arts: 16.2%
• Complete an internship* their first year: 28% (COVID)
• Complete an internship* their sophomore year: 63%
• Complete an internship* their junior year: 83%
* - based on Class of 2023
Internship Average Salary Information
Freshman: $17-22 an hour
Sophomore: $23-28 an hour
Junior: $23-28+ an hour
Senior: $27-31+ an hour
2023 ENROLLMENT AND PLACEMENT CHART
of 2023
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Package deals are often the best -- that’s why we offer partnership packages providing year-round student engagement. Interested in broader campus engagement? Contact us to discuss an institute-wide corporate partnership.
Campus lamppost banner and web recognition
Reserved spot at signature event(s)
Corporate logo on career fair banner and e-board advertisements
Complementary career fair registration with priority placement (3 fairs)
Enhanced company booth with marquee backdrop at Fall Career Fair
SIGNATURE EVENTS
$5,000 $7,000 $9,000 $12,000 (Silver) (Gold) (Platinum) (Diamond) (2 events) (1 event) (3 events) (1 event)
Build your company’s brand and get an edge on recruitment by becoming a partner and participating in at least one of our signature events.
Welcome Back Wednesday (20 Companies)
Help us start the academic year by partnering on a fun, annual tradition where you have the chance to stand out and get a significant head start on your Rose-Hulman recruitment. We cater the food and drink to feed the 1,900 students who attend on the Mussallem Union circle where we feature games, music, and big item giveaways. Corporate participants are encouraged to get creative and make the 10’-by-10’ tent we provide much more fun and engaging than a standard booth at a career fair. Interactive displays, gameshow sets, ice cream trucks, climbing walls, etc. are all on the table. Only 20 company slots are available so choose to become a partner in 2024-2025 and start your recruitment efforts off with a bash.
Rose Diversity Connect (8 to 10 companies)
Join us for an evening of activities geared to provide you with exclusive time with our talented underrepresented students. The evening includes an Employer Expo, Alumni Panel, Dinner & Student Org Expo, and a Dessert Reception. Homegrown and nationally recognized student identity and affinity groups will be highlighted, including the National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Unity, South Asian Student Alliance, International Student Association, and Intervarsity. Taking place the evening before the Fall Career Fair, this is a great way to forge lasting connections with our world-class students.
Homecoming (6 companies)
Limited to just six partners, Homecoming is a great way to cap off the week of the Fall Career Fair. Corporate participants receive a 10’-by- 10’ tent outside Cook Stadium on game day while we provide the food, drink, and big item giveaways. With football, great food, beer tent, kids’ zone and streams of students and alumni, it makes this an awesome day for everyone.
Department Picnic (1 company)
Meet and mingle with your choice of a targeted group of students and faculty by hosting an academic department picnic in the fall or spring. We’ll supply the food and big item giveaway while you enjoy exclusive access to some of the best STEM students anywhere.
We are happy to work with you to create a signature style event specific to your company. Contact us to discuss options.
Use of funds
Signature Events – the events highlighted are carefully designed to drive voluntary student participation in an environment conducive to connecting with companies
Student Experiences – excess funds go to support student professional organizations, engineering & academic competitions, and technology/equipment upgrades in facilities like our two student innovation centers
Signage and Promotions
FAIRS
JOIN US TO RECRUIT THE BEST IN STEM.
Hundreds of the world’s best employers attend our three career fairs each year. Our fall fair is the most popular, giving you an early opportunity to interact with some of the brightest young minds around.
FALL CAREER FAIR
October 2, 2024
275+ companies
• Kicks off Homecoming Weekend
• Registration fee: $600
• Mark your calendar: October 1, 2025
WINTER CAREER FAIR
January 29, 2025
150+ companies
• Registration fee: $400
• Plan to attend: January 28, 2026
SPRING CAREER FAIR
April 23, 2025
90+ companies
• Registration fee: $200
• Save the date: April 22, 2026
• Career Fair Banner – for a first-time cost of $500 (complimentary for partners at Gold level or higher), we will provide and prominently display your company logo on a 10’ x 3’ banner at each career fair. $375 renewal fee in subsequent years.
• Lamppost Banner – for a first-time cost of $500 (complimentary for partners at all levels), we will provide and prominently display your company logo on a lamppost banner in a high foot traffic area of campus for the week before each career fair. $375 renewal fee in subsequent years.
• E-board Advertisements and Logo Placement – for an annual cost of $250 , we will add your company logo and three annual advertisements on our campus-wide network of e-board displays.
OTHER STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Tech
Talks/Lunch and Learn
Invite faculty and students to bring their lunch to your product display and technical presentation – best held on a Friday for a uniquely Rose-Hulman reason.
Product Development Presentations
Rose-Hulman students love nothing more than hearing about how science and engineering led to the discovery of a new idea and the design iterations necessary to bring it to market. Share one of your company’s recent success stories and give a glimpse into the technical developments of what might be coming next.
On Campus Interviews
With four dedicated interview rooms in the Career Services & Employer Relations office suite, you can interview a host of candidates any time of year. The day after the Fall Career Fair provides a dedicated Interview City in our repurposed fair venue.
Tabling Sessions
The most basic of recruitment events: inviting students to stop by a table in the Mussallem Union or the academic complex to drop off a resume and discuss employment opportunities at your company.
ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT
Capstone Design Projects
Engage with students and faculty while you move a project at your company off the back burner and into reality. Project scope: deliverable expected of a single scientist/engineer at your company over a nine-month timeframe. Only costs to the company are the material costs of the project and one hour a week to oversee progress.
Equipment/Technology Donations
Shape the technical knowledge of Rose-Hulman graduates (and serve your future talent needs) by donating software, equipment, or other technology for student use in one of our academic lab spaces or innovation centers. We’ll ensure you are able to claim the immediate tax benefits while also establishing your company brand on campus.
Faculty Sabbatical
An eager collection of Rose-Hulman faculty is granted time each academic year for sabbatical. These experiences are meant to drive course and program development in our academic majors. If you have capacity for a one-year contract agreement with a Rose-Hulman professor, and you would like to help determine the educational outcomes in engineering and science, this is an opportunity to shape the coursework completed by future Rose-Hulman graduates.
Led by a team of highly experienced engineers, software developers and designers, and supported by creative and skilled interns from one of the top STEM colleges in the country, Ventures has a 20-year track record as an essential resource in software and new product development for clients ranging from individual entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 corporations.
Ventures specializes in the “innovation space,” meaning they excel at ushering new ideas from start to finish while discovering the best solutions along the way for their partners.
The Ventures 35,000 square foot facility is equipped with modern labs, machine shops, rapid-prototyping, CAD and 3D-printing resources, and the latest software development tools providing project teams the ability to design, develop, and deliver value.
To discuss potential project partnership, please contact Rose-Hulman Ventures at 812-244-4000 or info@rhventures.org.
