2023 U.S. News & World Report College Guide
No. 1 Undergraduate Engineering Programs - 24th consecutive year
- No. 1 Electrical Engineering
- No. 1 Mechanical Engineering
- No. 2 Civil Engineering
- No. 3 Computer Engineering
Georgetown University Center on Education
A 2022 report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, using The College Scorecard statistics, found a 20-year net present value (NPV) of $891,000 for Rose-Hulman graduates, which ranks 42nd among 4,500 American colleges and universities. Rose-Hulman graduates have a 30-year NPV of $1.47 million, ranking 32nd, and a 40-year NPV of $1.95 million, ranking 30th nationally.
Bipartisan Policy Center College ROI Report
In its 2022 College ROI Report, the Bipartisan Policy Center model estimates that Rose-Hulman provides a $2,358,802 lifelong ROI. That ranks Rose-Hulman nationally in the top 25 and second among all colleges and universities in the Midwest.
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- No. 1 – Best Science Lab Facilities
- No. 3 – Best Career Services
- No. 3 – Best Student Support and Counseling Services
- No. 3 – Faculty Accessibility
- No. 5 – Best College Dorms
- No. 6 – Best Run Colleges
- No. 6 – Best Career Placement (Private Schools)
- No. 12 – Best Value Colleges w/o Aid (Private Schools)
- No. 20 – Best Value Colleges (Private Schools)
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- Best Midwestern Colleges
- No. 13 - Best Colleges for Engineering
Forbes’ America’s Top Colleges 2022
No. 24 in the Midwest
Forbes' Top Colleges for Alumni Salary
Times Higher Education/Wall Street Journal
No. 10 - Best US universities for student-staff interaction
PayScale 2020-21 College Return On Investment Report
No. 11 (No. 1 in Indiana) – Best Value Private Colleges
No. 22 (No. 1 in Indiana) - $830,000 20-Year Net ROI (Without Financial Aid)
PayScale 2021-22 College Salary Report
No. 14 – Highest Paying Bachelor’s Degrees – Beginning ($80,500)
No. 23 – Highest Paying Bachelor’s Degrees – Mid-Career ($146,500)
DesignNews
Top 20 Engineering Colleges that Produce the Best-Paid Graduates
Rose-Hulman ranked No. 11, with the publication citing the institute's early-career pay average of $76,600 and mid-career pay average of $137,700 for its graduates.
Stacker
No. 19 – 100 Best Value Colleges in America
No. 28 – 100 Colleges Whose Grads Go on to Earn the Most
No. 29 – 100 Colleges with the Best ROI
2023 Niche Guide to Colleges
Overall Grade: A
Category Grades:
Value: A+
Student Life: A
Safety: A
Professors: A
Academics: A-
Diversity: A-
Dorms: A-
No. 37 - Best Value Colleges in America (out of 1,498)
No. 1 - Best Value Colleges in Indiana
No. 1 - Safest Colleges in Indiana
No. 35 - Best Small Colleges in America (out of 969)
2020 Business Insider
No. 19 -- Best Colleges For Your Money
Credible
No. 19 in the Nation for Return on Investment
TheBestSchools.org
No. 9 Best Undergraduate College in U.S.
2023 Fiske Guide To Colleges
This guide presents "the best and most interesting colleges" in the U.S., Canada and the UK for students and their parents to consider during the college-search process.
College Raptor 2023 Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems in the U.S.
Hidden Gems in the Great Lakes Region
Hidden Gems for STEM
Zippia.com's No. 1 Indiana college for getting a job
Based on data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Careertrend.com
Hardest Working Colleges in U.S. – No. 12
College Factual 2021
No. 1 – Top Ranked for Computer Engineering (out of 102)
No. 2 – Most Focused on Chemical Engineering (out of 183)
No. 2 – Top Ranked for Chemical Engineering (out of 132)
No. 3 – Most Focused on Mechanical Engineering (out of 375)
No. 3 – Most Focused on Biomedical Engineering (out of 165)
No. 4 – Top Ranked for Computer Science (out of 209)
No. 5 – Most Focused on Computer Engineering (out of 305)
No. 5 – Top Ranked for Mechanical Engineering (out of 275)
No. 7 – Highest-paid Grads for Chemical Engineering (out of 134)
No. 9 – Most Focused on Engineering (out of 1,000)
No. 9 – Top Ranked for Engineering (out of 323)
No. 9 – Highest-paid Grads for Computer Engineering (out of 108)
No. 10 – Top Ranked for Civil Engineering (out of 183)
Grad Reports
No. 2 - Best Bachelor's Degees in Indiana
No. 7 - Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering
No. 10 - Best Colleges for Computer Science
No. 13 - Best Colleges for Biomedical Engineering
No. 18 - Best Colleges for Civil Engineering
No. 19 - Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering