Our students graduate with more than just a diploma—they leave with job offers, competitive salaries, and opportunities at some of the world’s leading companies and graduate schools. Each year, we collect data on career outcomes, and the results speak for themselves.
See where a Rose-Hulman degree can take you.
2024 Outcome Data Per Major
Summary
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Design
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
NanoEngineering
Optical Engineering
Sciences & Math
95%
PLACEMENT RATE
$82,817
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$135,000
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
98–100% Placement Rates for biochemistry, biology, biomathematics, chemistry, civil engineering, engineering design, international computer science, optical engineering, physics/nanoengineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering majors.
$100,000+ Average Starting Salaries reported in chemical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and software engineering majors.
215 Leading Employers hired Rose-Hulman graduates, including Edgile, Naval Surface Warfare Center–Crane, Marathon Petroleum, Northrop Grumman, Caterpillar, Eli Lilly and Company, Bastian Solutions, Texas Instruments, Toyota, Collins Aerospace, Johnson Controls, Raytheon Technologies, Milwaukee Tool, Cummins, Cook Medical, Boeing, Procter & Gamble, Boston Scientific, and Zimmer Biomet.
Top Graduate Schools included Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, Brown, Northwestern, and Cornell for those pursuing advanced degrees.
92%
PLACEMENT RATE
$81,289
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$90,000
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
Abbott Laboratories, ALTEN, Boston Scientific, Haskris, Johnson Controls, Medtronic, Paustenbach & Associates, Process Alliance, Yanke Bionics, Zimmer Biomet
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
Case Western Reserve University, Indiana State University, Rosalind Franklin University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, University of Connecticut, Wake Forest University
92%
PLACEMENT RATE
$84,531
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$104,000
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
Burns & McDonnell, Cambrex, Elanco, Eli Lilly, Endress+Hauser, Evonik, Fitesa Indiana, GMAC, Grain Processing Corporation, Honeywell UOP, Knauf Insulation, Marathon Petroleum, Mars Wrigley, Paustenbach & Associates, PepsiCo, Process Safety & Reliability Group, Procter & Gamble, Savannah River Mission Completion, SNF Holding
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
Columbia University, Colorado School of Mines, Hunter College, Princeton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
100%
PLACEMENT RATE
$74,482
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$87,100
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
ARCO, Banning Engineering, Ciorba Group, City of St. Peters, CMT, Inc. Gilbane Building Company, HWC Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Jacob and Hefner, Kiewit, Kimley-Horn, Kokosing Industrial, Lochmueller Group, Magnus Engineering, Strand Associates, Thieneman Construction, Tigerbrain Engineering, WGI Engineering, Woolpert
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
93%
PLACEMENT RATE
$91,276
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$130,000
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
Amazon Web Services, Applied Research Lab, BAE Systems, Baker McKenzie, Bank of America, Capital One Financial Corporation, Caterpillar, CME Group, Code Integrity, Collins Aerospace, Deutsche Bank, Discover Financial Services, Doxpop, Drophouse Gen AI, EcoShot, Edgile, Epic Systems, Epirus, Fidelity Investments, First Databank, Flexware Innovation, FloQuest, Fort Wayne Community Schools, GE Appliances, Goldman Sachs, Google, GyanSys, Higher Ground, Leidos, Los Alamos National Laboratory, myhELO, National Security Agency, New Life Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Numerica, PROWARE, Rose-Hulman Ventures, Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data, SkillStorm, Software Engineering Professionals, State Farm Insurance, Tapestry Solutions, Telecom & Data Inc., Teradyne, Tesla, Thalasso Therapeutics, UDig, United Launch Alliance
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Colorado School of Mines, Cornell University. Georgia Institute of Technology, KAUST, Northeastern University, Purdue University, Rice University, Rose-
Hulman Institute of Technology, University of California-Irvine, University of Illinois, University of Toronto, University of Washington
98%
PLACEMENT RATE
$86,772
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$135,000
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
Amentum, Boeing, BoozAllen Hamilton, Caesar Creek Software, Constellation, DEKA Research, Eli Lilly, ENTRUST Solutions Group, GE Appliances, Hoosier Energy REC, ICR Inc., IMEG, Milwaukee Electric Tool, MISO Energy, National Space Intelligence Center, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Reliable MicroSystems, Sargent and Lundy, SSI Technologies, Tesla, Texas Instruments, Wabash Valley Power Alliance, Wessler Engineering
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
Boston University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Purdue University, Rose-Hulman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
100%
PLACEMENT RATE
$74,983
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$80,000
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
Abbott Laboratories, AmesburyTruth, Atkore International, Bastian Solutions, Illinois Assistive Technology, Indesign, Jasper Group, SMC Corporation of America
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
N/A
88%
PLACEMENT RATE
$84,500
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$100,000
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
Booz Allen Hamilton, Edgile, Milliman, Telemetry Sports
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
BostoGeorgia Institute of Technology, Indiana State University, Ohio State University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, University of Maryland
99%
PLACEMENT RATE
$78,815
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$115,500
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Aisin USA, Aqua-Aerobic Systems, ASML US, Atkore International, Bastian Solutions, Belcan, Boeing, Burns and McDonnell, BWX Technologies, Caterpillar, Cleveland Cliffs, CMTA Engineering, Collins Aerospace, Converting Systems, CTS Corporation, Cummins, Deloitte & Touche, DMC, DNV, Dormakaba USA, Electroimpact, Eli Lilly, Envelop Group, Epic Systems, Equipment Technologies, Fenner Precision Polymers, Fogg Filler, Fort Wayne Metals, Fuyao Glass America, General Dynamics, General Motors, Graphic Packaging International, Honda of America Manufacturing, Hormel Foods, Inductotherm, Irwin Seating, James Hardie Building Products, JBT Technologies, Jefferson Industries, Johnson Controls, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Konecranes, Lam Research, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Marathon, Medline Industries, Milwaukee Electric Tool, MIT Lincoln Labs, Modineer Group, Mott MacDonald, Naval Surface Warfare Center, North American Lighting, Olsson, Paragon Metals, Printpack, Raytheon, Reynolds Consumer Products, Ring-Co, Romac Industries, RWS Design & Controls, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, SpaceX, StarPlus Energy, Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Tank Industry Consultants, Team Penske, The Chemours Company, Thinkpath Engineering Services, TMF Center, Toyota, Trane US, Vertiv
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
Carnegie Mellon University, Delft University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology,
Northwestern University, Rice University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Stony Brook University, University of Cincinnati,
University of Colorado-Boulder, Washington University-St. Louis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100%
PLACEMENT RATE
$83,207
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$90,000
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Infineon Technologies, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Purdue Applied Research Institute
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
None
100%
PLACEMENT RATE
$86,118
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
$97,240
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
Koch-Glitsch, L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Northrop Grumman, US Patent and Trademark Office
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, University of California-San Diego, University of Central Florida
90%
PLACEMENT RATE
N/A
AVERAGE ACCEPTED SALARY
N/A
HIGHEST OFFERED SALARY
NOTABLE EMPLOYERS:
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Performance Validation, Portland VA Medical Center
GRAD SCHOOLS CHOSEN:
Colorado School of Mines, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Ohio State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Kansas, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Notre Dame
Salary Averages by Region for Class of 2024
Catherine Hodge, junior Electrical Engineering major who has had three internships, on accepting her “dream” internship with Eli Lilly.
The opportunities that I have gained at Rose-Hulman, along with past work experiences, have me ready for this next step. Rose-Hulman has provided several intellectual challenges that have pushed me to become better as a person and future engineer. It’s a special place that provides so many great opportunities.
