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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s outstanding career preparatory
programs, smooth-operating administrative structure and accessible
faculty has the college once again ranked among America’s top colleges
and universities, according to the Princeton Review’s annual guidebook,
“The Best 373 Colleges: 2011 Edition.” Only about 15 percent of
America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges are
profiled in the book.
The Princeton Review asked 122,000 students at the top colleges to rate
their schools on 62 topic areas covering academics/administration,
quality of life, school type, demographics and extracurricular
activities. The top 20 schools were ranked in each category.
Rose-Hulman ranked among the best in the following areas:
• Best Career Services – 9th
• Schools Run Like Butter - 13th
• Most Accessible Professors – 16th
Rose-Hulman students responding to the Princeton Review survey report
the college earns its “reputation as an excellent undergraduate
engineering school” with a combination of strong academics and “personal
attention, small class sizes, and a family atmosphere” that’s rare among
technological-oriented institutions.
Regarding professor accessibility, one student told the Princeton Review
that “our professors are personal and focused on undergraduate
education. They will know your name, ask if you are OK if you miss a
class or two, and even pull up a chair next to your table at the bar.”
That personal attention also extends to the Office of Career Services,
which organizes three campus career fairs, numerous resume writing and
interview skills workshops, and other services to help students earn
full-time employment, summer internship and educational co-op
opportunities. Members of Rose-Hulman’s Class of 2010 had an 85 percent
placement rate at graduation, and the Office of Career Services expects
that rate to increase to 98 percent by the end of summer.
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Personal Attention: Deborah Walter, assistant
professor of electrical and computer engineering, helps a student address an
issue with an antennae design project. |
One student told The Princeton Review: “If you get a decent GPA (grade
point average), you’re almost guaranteed a job in the field of your
choice.”
Rose-Hulman also earned high marks in the Princeton Review guide book’s
unique ratings -– scores from 60 (lowest) to 99 (best) –- in the
following categories:
• Fire safety: 93
• Academics: 82
• Quality of life: 82
"We commend Rose-Hulman for its outstanding academics, which is the
primary criteria for our selection of schools for the book. Our choices
are based on institutional data we collect about schools, our visits to
schools over the years, feedback we gather from students attending the
schools, and the opinions of our staff and our 28-member National
College Counselor Advisory Board. We also work to keep a wide
representation of colleges in the book by region, size, selectivity and
character," stated Robert Franek, author of the book and Princeton
Review Senior Vice President/Publisher, in a prepared statement.
The ranking lists, rating scores and school profiles are posted on
www.PrincetonReview.com.
"The Best 373 Colleges: 2011 Edition," published by Random House,
became available on August 3.
The Princeton Review is an education services company known for its
test-prep courses, classes, tutoring, books and other student resources.
The company is not affiliated with Princeton University and is not a
magazine.
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