When my son was applying to engineering programs he said, “Rose Hulman would be my first choice, hands down, if it were not in the middle of nowhere, Indiana”. He had attended a summer STEM program at Rose while in high school, and we were very impressed by the professors. Rose does not offer PhDs, and the focus there is on teaching, not research.
Rose is the #1 engineering school that does not offer PhDs, ranked higher than better known schools like Harvey Mudd or Olin. It also has great outcomes for both employment and grad school placement.
Pros: Wonderful professors that self-select for teaching and great outcomes. Cons: location and “Rose Rigor” - they are on a quarter system and try to cram a semester’s material into a quarter. Students should expect some Ds and even Fs.
Funny thing is that when I googled RHIT and Brazil, IN, Google maps showed them 11 miles apart. And when I called up the official Terre-Haute city map with its city limits, it showed 90% of the RHIT campus within the city limits. It’s on the outskirts of town for sure, but it is in Terre-Haute on Wabash Ave as it’s address indicates.
Okey dokey, folks. I think RHIT’s location has been more than sufficiently covered. Let’s bring our posts back to congratulating the OP’s daughter and/or passing along tips and tricks for an international student attending RHIT. Thanks for your understanding.
The campus is 5.2 miles from City Hall in the heart of downtown and 3.6 miles from Meadows Shopping Center.
As for needing a car, there are low cost alternatives. There is public bus service which runs right on Wabash Avenue. And the National Road Heritage Trail is an off road biking, jogging, and walking trail which connects RHIT with Indiana State U in the heart of downtown.
My son did not have a car on campus until he was a senior. He got along without one just fine. Many students have cars and the SAs (sophomore advisors) are great about helping students get rides to Wal-Mart, etc. They also are great at creating community among the students. Please feel free to PM me if you have specific questions. Also, join the Rose parents group on Facebook. They are so helpful, will answer all your questions, and even volunteer rides for students when flights are delayed, etc.
oh gr8,ive been wondering about mobility…although I doubt veery much that I would feel like doing much…already miss her and she hasn’t left. how did you guys cope when the kids left?
This response is a bit late, but are you participating in the Parents of 2025 thread? You will find many parents there who are experiencing the same feelings as you. Best wishes to your student and your family. And a big congratulations!!!
When I son was applying my wife and I both hoped that he would land there, but alas, he had other ideas. We had never heard of Rose before a friend told us about a student who landed there. Out of curiousity, I did some homework and noticed that many of the professors hailed from the same schools - CMU, Cornell, GA Tech, if memory serves. I found a professor who attended CMU a couple years after me, so I wrote her an email asking if she would answer some questions about the difference between CMU and Rose. She responded within an hour, and we scheduled a call the same day. She could not have been more helpful and informative, spending over 45 minutes patiently answering all my questions. It was very clear that she - and other professors at Rose - wanted to teach. When my son was at Rose for a summer STEM program, the professor running his biodiesel project was terrific.
I am telling you all this to confirm that your student chose wisely. I wish her success at Rose.