Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,309 students of which 2,341 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is categorized as “28” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 76.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,427 and an ACT midpoint of 31. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $42,513, with published in-state tuition of $58,649 and a Pell grant recipient share of 11.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 80.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 91.7%. Graduates earn a median of $101,253 ten years after enrolling, compared with $85,935 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 68500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 91.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.