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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, Indiana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·rose-hulman.edu
6-yr Graduation
78%
-10.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
2,334
peer median 389
Avg net price
$40,665
+$20k vs peer
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,097
6,097 candidates competed
Admitted
4,686
76.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
604
12.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
78%-10.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
64%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
78%
Full-time retention
92%

Pell equity

18.0pp gap
Pell recipients
65%
Non-Pell
83%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 28 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 20 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
28
Passing
8
28.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

28programs
  • Passing8 · 28.6%
  • No Data20 · 71.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
8
No data
20

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

8
Civil Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+153.3%
$88,155 vs $34,808
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+160.0%
$90,484 vs $34,808
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+175.7%
$95,983 vs $34,808
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+177.1%
$96,448 vs $34,808
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+182.5%
$98,341 vs $34,808
Computer Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+213.6%
$109,164 vs $34,808
Mathematics
Bachelor Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+222.3%
$112,187 vs $34,808
Computer Science
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+255.5%
$123,753 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
29%
$26,000 debt · $90,484 earn
Civil Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
28%
$24,833 debt · $88,155 earn
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
28%
$27,000 debt · $96,448 earn
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
27%
$26,000 debt · $95,983 earn
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
27%
$26,556 debt · $98,341 earn
Mathematics
Bachelor Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
23%
$25,436 debt · $112,187 earn
Computer Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
22%
$24,500 debt · $109,164 earn
Computer Science
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
20%
$24,500 debt · $123,753 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1916Next review Aug 2035

Action history · 2

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Oct 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$33,862
$30–48k$32,345
$48–75k$34,656
$75–110k$37,396
$110k+$45,616

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$40,665
+$20,090vs peer median $20,575
Federal loans
40.9%
In-state tuition
$56,674
Out-of-state
$56,674

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 339 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $11.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
339
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,840,709 total
Direct Loans
$11.3M
1,589 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.7M
634 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.7M
761 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$22K
3 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.9M
191 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 403 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
403
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.6%
2017
0.2%
2018
1.0%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at RIT

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs26
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

501 total completions
01Engineering
33266.3%
02Computer Sciences
9819.6%
03Engineering Tech
224.4%
04Mathematics
183.6%
05Physical Sciences
112.2%
06Biological Sciences
91.8%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
81.6%
08Social Sciences
30.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,334
12-mo unduplicated
2,358
Undergraduate
2,341
Graduate
17

Gender split

Men
76%1,787
Women
24%571

Race / ethnicity composition

White
69.6%
Asian
7.5%
Non-resident
7.1%
Two or more
6.1%
Hispanic
5.1%
Black
3.4%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
588
419 M · 169 W
Women athletes
28.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$20K
$18K
Head-coach salaries
$38K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field (Outdoor)
81 M · 33 W
$58K
Track and Field (Indoor)
81 M · 33 W
$175K
Football
100 M ·
$506K
Soccer
38 M · 33 W
$363K
Cross Country
56 M · 15 W
$195K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
28 M · 17 W
$171K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.46
1 offenses · 2,188 students

3-year trend

1.012 yrs ago0.951 yr ago0.46Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
194

RIT vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions RIT selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectRose-Hulman Institute of Technology
78%2,334$40,665
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
39
San Francisco Bay University
95.8%389
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
96%25.2%405$20,575
Webb Institute
88%14.0%106$19,077
Peer group median88%25.2%389$20,575

Frequently asked questions about Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about RIT.

What is the graduation rate at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology?

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 78% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology?

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology reports a total enrollment of 2,334 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology?

The average net price at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is $40,665 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology?

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's yield rate is 12.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology located?

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is located in Terre Haute, Indiana 47803-3920.

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