Colleges Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology www.rose-hulman.edu

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1874. It’s located on a 200-acre campus in the suburbs of Terre Haute, Indiana. Rose-Hulman is considered one of the world’s leading science, math, and engineering colleges. It offers a number of activities and organizations to help students get involved on campus. There are more than 90 student clubs, ranging from the Rose Rocketry team to the Rose-Hulman Drama Club. Other prominent performance groups include the chorus and jazz band. The Sports and Recreation Center, a state-of-the-art athletic facility, serves as a center of student activity. Rose-Hulman provides housing to all students in its residence halls. Nearly all of Rose-Hulman faculty have Ph.D. degrees, and about 20 percent of students go directly to graduate school after receiving their bachelor’s degree.

Academics

In addition to its undergraduate programs, RHIT grants Master of Science degrees in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, engineering management, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, and optical engineering. There are no doctoral programs. Rose-Hulman Ventures, located on campus in a Certified Technology Park, gives students the opportunity to work on real-world projects from a variety of technology-based companies. Rose-Hulman’s curriculum focuses on both career preparation and undergraduate-driven research in STEM-fields. It is classified among “Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology-Related Schools.” The student-faculty ratio at Rose Hulman is 11:1, and the school has 42% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. Popular majors include Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Chemical Engineering.

Special Highlights

MiNDS Lab. Our MiNDS Laboratory, Micro-Nanoscale Device and Systems, provides opportunities for multidisciplinary teams of students and faculty to tackle projects and coursework. At least seven different courses utilize the MiNDS facilities. These courses are all for undergraduates. Since its inception in 2002, the MiNDS program has grown both in size and in scope. Currently, multidisciplinary teams of faculty and students are involved in a wide variety of micro and nanoscale technology-related projects and coursework spanning the fields of material science, chemical detection, optics, power generation and bio-micro-electrical-mechanical systems. A number of research projects both within the areas of micro/nanoscale technology and pedagogy are ongoing at the MiNDS laboratory.

Society of Women Engineers. For more than seven decades, SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. Our organization is centered on a passion for our members’ success and continues to evolve with the challenges and opportunities reflected in today’s exciting engineering and technology specialties. SWE Learning empowers women to succeed at every stage of their personal development and professional careers. We support the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in engineering through career resources, professional development, and one-to-one networking opportunities through live and online learning, including SWE’s Advance Learning Center, CEU/PDH offerings, and leadership programs.

School Mission & Unique Qualities

Our mission is to provide the world’s best undergraduate STEM education. Rose-Hulman offers a hands-on academic experience taught by nationally-ranked faculty in a collaborative and innovative community. The Rose Squared concurrent degree program (R²) allows you to put your qualifying Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and other earned college credits in science, math and the humanities to work for you. In the R² program, you take graduate-level coursework while pursuing your undergraduate engineering education, allowing you to earn two degrees: a Bachelor of Science in engineering, math or science (BS) and a Master of Engineering Management (MEM) or other academic program—in just four years.

Student Reviews…

“The campus is very beautiful and has a very strong focus on the students’ quality of life. From the campus design to the dorms, I find the school very student focused. Classes are hard and a lot of work, but it pays off with the careers available. The school has many outlets in which students can discover themselves.”