Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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$101,253
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$101,253
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Terre Haute, Indiana with 2,309 undergraduates and 19 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $42,513 a year (tuition and fees $58,649). It admits 77% of applicants and 78% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $101,253 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$42,513
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$58,649
US median $11,837
Admission rate
77%
US median 78%
Completion rate
78%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$101,253
Rank 49 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $42,513
- Tuition and fees
- $58,649
- Cost of attendance
- $77,890
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $36,843
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $33,742
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $37,396
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $38,843
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $45,994
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $45,141 in 2015-16 to $58,649 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1,427
- SAT reading, middle
- 665
- SAT math, middle
- 710
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 2,309
- Graduate students
- 19
- Part-time students
- 0.7%
- Women
- 24%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 78%
- Retention rate
- 92%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 30
- Endowment
- $294.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 49 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 126 in Indiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $42,513 | $19,432 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $58,649 | $10,090 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 77% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 78% | 62% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 92% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $16,666 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $85,935 | $36,186 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $101,253 | $43,603 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 93% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 94% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
30 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $25,000 | $78,732 | $95,983 | $92,135 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $24,500 | $100,294 | $123,753 | $107,009 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $24,834 | $92,123 | $109,164 | $109,015 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $26,161 | $80,062 | $96,448 | $100,647 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $26,441 | $71,714 | $90,484 | $93,451 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $24,499 | $82,394 | $98,341 | $98,158 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $24,132 | $73,821 | $88,155 | $86,517 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering-Related FieldsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $125,651 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $25,000 | $85,977 | $112,187 | $69,562 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Data ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Civil EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $98,323 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Engineering PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,154 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,974 |
| Chemical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,468 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $106,375 |
| Computer EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Terre Haute and Indiana on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Indiana
Questions and answers
How much does Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology cost?
$42,513 a year is the average net price at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $58,649, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $77,890. Families earning under $30,000 pay $36,843 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology?
77% of applicants are admitted to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,427 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in Indiana is 80%.
How much do Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology graduates earn?
$101,253 a year is the median pay of former Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology students who work, 10 years after they started ($85,935 after 6 years). That ranks 49 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 126 in Indiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $100,294.
How much student debt do Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology?
78% of first-time, full-time students at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology finish within 6 years. 92% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology?
Mechanical Engineering (121 bachelor's graduates), Computer Science (63 bachelor's graduates), Computer Engineering (63 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 30 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.