Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Top Questions

You do find students of all races, genders, ethnicities, etc, but the school is predominantly white males from the midwest. I wish it were a more diverse place, however there is merely a lack of diversity, not an absence. There are lots of different culture clubs and such on campus. I would say about half of students are socially confident and half are a little more awkward. There are students that just play world of warcraft or whatever all day in their dorm. There are also a few "faces" on campus that people know well due to how they dress/act. One guy used to ride his bike around speed lake on campus wearing chain mail... One guy wore a bath robe to class all winter quarter. There are a lot of athletes in general, and there are a bunch of really interesting, unique people on campus that you'll be glad to have met. I really like how the small campus size encourages you to get to know everyone. I can never make it to class without running into tons of people i know There is a lot of financial aid handed out, and a lot of people are here on some sort of scholarship, so there are many diverse financial backgrounds. There are no obvious cliques formed as a result of financial background. Many of the people that come from indiana/midwest are quite conservative and relatively close-minded on issues. I would say the school is majority republican but all sides are represented. A lot of people do talk about how much they'll be earning after school, as a kind of motivation. The avg starting salary of a rose student is $62500, so it is a big deal. People post job/internship offers in the hallways outside their room and you can walk by and see how much everyone was offered.

Rose-Hulman has a such a close family like community that we can lean on each other for anything.

You do find students of all races, genders, ethnicities, etc, but the school is predominantly white males from the midwest. I wish it were a more diverse place, however there is merely a lack of diversity, not an absence. There are culture clubs, LGBT clubs, and such on campus. I would say about half of students are socially confident (normal) and half are a little more awkward. There are students that just play world of warcraft or whatever all day in their dorm. There are also a few "faces" on campus that people know well due to how they dress/act. One guy used to ride his bike around speed lake on campus wearing chain mail... One guy wore a bath robe to class all winter quarter. There are a lot of athletes, who i find to be socially confident, and there are a bunch of really cool, unique people on campus. I really like how the small campus size encourages you to get to know everyone. I can never make it to class without running into tons of people i know There is a lot of financial aid handed out, and a lot of people are here on some sort of scholarship, so there are many diverse financial backgrounds. Most of the exchange students are loaded and have brand new cars, but i don't ever feel like anyone thinks they are too good to hang out with other people. There are definitely no cliques formed as a result of financial background. Many of the people that come from indiana/midwest are republican and relatively close-minded on issues. I would say the school is majority republican but all sides are represented well. A lot of people do talk about how much they'll be earning after school, as a kind of motivation. The avg starting salary of a rose student is $62500, so it is a big deal. People post job/internship offers in the hallways outside their dorm and you can walk by and see how much everyone was offered.

There are a fair amount of white males here. I mean, it's Indiana. But, we also have a ~1:4 girl/guy ratio, which is higher than most engineering schools (and than most engineering colleges at larger schools). We have more international students this year than we've ever had before. We have strong local representations of SWE, NSBE, SHPE and have an active GSA (called Unity).

Since everyone at Rose has a nerdy side to them they tend to be very tolerant. Students are not expected to dress fashionably or have expensive accessories. Most students are from the Midwest but there is a growing International population as well as students from other regions. The population is majority male.

Students are very friendly. They hold doors for you and will start up a friendly conversation with complete strangers in the hall. Even the exceptionally nerdy kids come out of their shell at Rose in the academic environment cracking jokes and having fun. Everyone is so tolerant with little negativity being said about other students. While the majority of students consider themselves to be politically and morally conservative, even for people like me (a liberal democrat) there no contention. Everyone is very respectful of others views and if someone were to attack another's political or spiritual beliefs the student body would come down upon them and protect the accused, despite their own beliefs. There is literally a place for everyone at Rose. Except Liberal Arts majors... Engineering and Science are the only degree programs here. Still, many students speak eloquently and have a passion for the arts. You would be surprised by how athletic and artistic the Rose-Hulman community is with most people being on a sports team and having played an instrument at some point. It's definitely not your typical nerdy engineering school.

Everyone is very accepting of everyone as far as I have ever experienced. No acts of violence or anything racist or anything. Most people wear jeans and a tshirt to class, typical college apparel...but there are those are dress up more or wear a costume.

Overall, the student culture is socially conservative, but there isn't much political activism on campus. There are several diversity groups that are active, but the population is overwhelmingly white male, with an 80/20 male-female ratio. Dress is very casual.

Because Rose is such a unique school, there are all sorts of personalities here. Everyone has their own quirks and nerdiness, but because everyone is a little goofy, everyone easily is accepted and finds a group for themselves. Most students come from a variety of social and financial backgrounds and come from all parts of the United States and around the world. Overall, there is an acceptance for all races and beliefs, and the growing diversity has grown acceptance of all people. The atmosphere here is generally conservative, but there always is an openness to new ideas. Also, because most students are very excited for the jobs they will obtain because of their hard work in school, most students do talk about how much they'll earn one day. They're very excited, and generally Rose students to make a very reasonable starting wage.

All of my classmates are focused on math, engineering, and/or science. Rose Hulman is an Engineering school, and , as such, attracts these types of students.