Why is Rose Hulman so easy to get into?

[Anonymous]

My child is interested in small engineering schools where undergrad is the main focus. Rose Hulman tops every list for that. But it accepts something like 70% of applications. Why isn't it more popular?

[Anonymous]

No idea. A great school though and i work with a lot of grads from there and they are top notch.

[Anonymous]

75% male and location?

[Anonymous]

Maybe only a select few people apply? It’s not going to appeal to everyone.

[Anonymous]

Maybe pool of applicants small and highly qualified? Not sure if RH markets itself- or if it is known outside of Midwest.

[Anonymous]

Never heard of it. Probably super specialized

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is interested in small engineering schools where undergrad is the main focus. Rose Hulman tops every list for that. But it accepts something like 70% of applications. Why isn't it more popular?

Self-selecting applicant pool. In other words -- students who apply there are already very interested in exactly what it has to offer, the way it's offered there.

It's not as if a school like that is getting loads of "I'm applying broadly to lots of engineering schools all over the place/all sizes." It's getting students who have already narrowed their applications to relatively few places and who know what they're getting into by applying there. So the high rate of acceptance does not translate to, "We're easy to get into." It actually means, "The relatively small number of students who applied here are precisely what we're all about." That's what I mean by self-selecting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child is interested in small engineering schools where undergrad is the main focus. Rose Hulman tops every list for that. But it accepts something like 70% of applications. Why isn't it more popular?

Self-selecting applicant pool. In other words -- students who apply there are already very interested in exactly what it has to offer, the way it's offered there.

It's not as if a school like that is getting loads of "I'm applying broadly to lots of engineering schools all over the place/all sizes." It's getting students who have already narrowed their applications to relatively few places and who know what they're getting into by applying there. So the high rate of acceptance does not translate to, "We're easy to get into." It actually means, "The relatively small number of students who applied here are precisely what we're all about." That's what I mean by self-selecting.

Nope. Yield is very low too.
Its just not popular.

[Anonymous]

Very strong in-state engineering options in the Midwest.

[Anonymous]

Rose Hulman is very unusual. Imagine taking freshman English from an academic department that does not offer an undergraduate degree in English.

[Anonymous]

Small school, skewed gender ratio, lackluster location. But the education is phenomenal.

There are quite a few small engineering/STEM schools that fit a similar profile. High acceptance rates but also very high ACT/SAT midranges, which means they aren't taking just anyone. The above poster who mentioned self-selection is correct.

This list of CS safety schools mentions some of the schools I'm talking about (as well as Rose). The most interesting one was Colorado School of Mines. I didn't realize that even that school accepts nearly 60% of applicants. I expected it to be a lot lower.

https://collegejaguar.com/the-9-best-safety-schools-for-computer-science/

[Anonymous]

Supply and Demand
Easy because not much demand.

There are usually good reasons why the demand is weak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Supply and Demand
Easy because not much demand.

There are usually good reasons why the demand is weak.

There may be good reasons, but that doesn’t mean any of them have to do with quality of education or cohort, which is what I think you are implying. Aside from Notre Dame, Indiana doesn’t really have any name-brand, destination colleges. Indiana U has a good business program, but is much more known for its basketball legacy. Purdue has strong engineering, but I can’t even tell you in which quadrant of the state Lafayette is in. From an applicant perspective, if you want what RH offers, you could also go to Colorado School of Mines or Steven’s or WPI and have either beautiful scenery or proximity to a city. RH offers neither. But it is a great school.

[Anonymous]

My son looked briefly at RH but the gender ratio is too skewed. We also both thought the same at Co School of Mines (it was obvious when we were sitting on a bench during the class changeover time) although the setting of Mines is just lovely. He ended up at WPI. I also agree that the applicant pool to these sorts of schools is self-selecting, making the acceptance rate higher.

[Anonymous]

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana Just shy of 2,000 students about 76% of whom are male.

Strong Programs: Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Math,Physics, Mechanical Eng., Computer Science, Biomedical Eng., Engineering Design, Civil Eng. & Electrical Eng.

Fiske Guide states that nearby schools Indiana State & Saint Mary-of-the-Woods "help mitigate the skewed gender ratio."

Overlap Schools: Olin Coll. of Engineering, Kettering, Milwaukee Sch. of Eng., Lawrence Tech, Harvey Mudd, Purdue, Colorado School of Mines, WPI, RIT.RPI. Ohio State, and Case Western Reserve.

high starting salaries.