Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, Indiana · Private · 2,309 undergraduates · rose-hulman.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
81%
of 5,991 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1270 to 1450
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$88,870Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
81% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$88,870
a year in 2027-28, from a $88,870 sticker price
What to do with your 1380
Send your score
About 51% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1230, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Application Evaluation Criteria | Rose-Hulman · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
81%
of applicants were admitted: 4,847 of 5,991 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/15.
Wait list
113 students were offered a spot; 1 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 36% of them sent SAT scores and 17% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1270 to 1450
Reading and Writing 620 to 720
Math 650 to 750
ACT composite 28 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160046%
- 1200 to 139941%
- 1000 to 119912%
- 800 to 9991.2%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.91
- 4.060%
- 3.75 to 3.9926%
- 3.50 to 3.7410%
- 3.25 to 3.493%
- 3.00 to 3.241%
- 2.50 to 2.990%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$88,870
a year
- Tuition$61,550
- Fees$1,400
- Food and housing$18,850
- Books and supplies$1,620
- Transportation and other$5,450
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology published $82,167 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$39,823
- $30,001 to $48,000$46,548
- $48,001 to $75,000$50,510
- $75,001 to $110,000$56,158
- Over $110,000$54,689
Financial aid
69%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$40,728
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
44%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $29,717 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/10
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Scholarship (NMSC college-sponsored)
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,160Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | HUM H000 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ARTS H442 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO101 |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BIO110 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 5 | MA 111 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 10 | MA 111, 112 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 111,113 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 12 | CHEM 111, 113, 115 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FL L000 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FL L000 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POLS S103 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 8 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CSSE 200 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ARTS H142 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL H100 (equivalent to HUM H190 First-Year Writing) |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL H000 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | BIO 107 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HIST H000 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FL L000 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FL L000 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | GER L111, L112 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GER L111, L112, L113 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | GEOG S110 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FL L000 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FL L000 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FL L000 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FL L000 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | FL L000 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON S152 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON S151 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUSI H101 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PH 112 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PH 111 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC S100 |
| Research | 4 | 4 | ENGL H100 (equivalent to HUM H190 First-Year Writing) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPAN L111, L112 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN L111, L112, L113 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | FL L000 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MA 100-Level |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POLS S101 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HIST H000 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HIST H223 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
74%
Come back for a second year
92%
Typical earnings
$107,683
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$94,538
- All colleges$97,556
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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