Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Earnings: $98K (2026)

How much do Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology graduates earn?

The reported median is $97,780 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $29,530 per year.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology stands out most on return, with its return in the 97th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $97,780 four years after completion, placing that measure in the 97th percentile.

Graduates earn about $17,474 more than expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, falls in the 94th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $20,116. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $2,642.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $68,250; the university's earnings are $29,530 above it. The model result and peer comparison point in the same direction.

Outcomes differ across fields, and the model’s scenarios put the lower and upper ends well apart. The downside earnings scenario is $88,942, while the upside scenario is $121,851; both are estimated from the program mix rather than observed groups.

Among named fields, Computer Science has median earnings of $123,753 four years after completion; Mathematics has $112,187, and Computer Engineering has $109,164. Those field medians help explain the broad modeled range.

An estimated 23.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so graduates pursuing further study fall outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $97,780
Rank for difference from expectations: 94th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology reported median: $97,780
Peer schools comparable schools · $29,530 below Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: $68,250
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $17,474 below Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: $80,306

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $88,942
Median · reported: $97,780
Higher estimate: $121,851

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology graduates’ reported earnings are $17,474 above that expectation, the 94th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology report the highest earnings?

At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the largest fields cluster in technical areas, with computer-focused programs at the higher end of four-year earnings. Computer Science reports median earnings of $123,753 four years after completion and 94 degrees awarded.

Computer Engineering records $109,164 with 61 degrees awarded. At a more moderate level within this group, Chemical Engineering has median earnings of $98,341 and 43 degrees awarded, while Mechanical Engineering posts $95,983 across 120 degrees awarded.

The range shows that even among the largest fields, four-year earnings vary by field.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s largest bachelor’s fields are concentrated in technical subjects, with earnings varying across them four years after completion. Mechanical Engineering awarded 120 degrees and had median earnings of $95,983 four years after completion.

Computer Science awarded 94 degrees, with median earnings of $123,753 four years after completion. Computer Engineering awarded 61 degrees and posted $109,164 in median earnings four years after completion.

Chemical Engineering awarded 43 degrees and had median earnings of $98,341 four years after completion. Electrical Engineering awarded 39 degrees, with median earnings of $96,448 four years after completion.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix place the downside at $88,942, the typical scenario at $97,780, and the upside at $121,851. Computer Science, the highest-earning program, reaches $123,753 four years after completion; among the largest programs, Mechanical Engineering is at $95,983. The spread shows variation by field.

At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the early-career earnings measure is a median of $97,780 four years after completion. It covers federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.

Azimuth places this result in the 97th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, using an earnings cohort of 529 completers. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is also favorable.

Graduates earn about $17,474 more than the model expects for similar students. The earnings scenarios, based on the program mix, put typical earnings at $97,780, with a downside scenario of $88,942 and an upside scenario of $121,851.

An estimated 23.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The scenario range and higher-than-expected earnings point in the same direction.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.