Rose-Hulman acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Rose-Hulman admitted 4,847 of 5,991 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 80.9%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into Rose-Hulman counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
Rose-Hulman acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 5,991 | 4,847 | 80.9% | 484 | 10.0% |
| 2024-25 | 6,097 | 4,686 | 76.9% | 604 | 12.9% |
| 2023-24 | 5,384 | 3,920 | 72.8% | 568 | 14.5% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at Rose-Hulman
Early decision counts: Not published. Rose-Hulman’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
Rose-Hulman waitlist
Rose-Hulman SAT and ACT scores
What Rose-Hulman says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors Rose-Hulman rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Extracurricular activities, Character/personal qualities
- Important: Application essay, Recommendations
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Extracurricular activities, Character/personal qualities
- Important: Application essay, Recommendations
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Extracurricular activities, Character/personal qualities
- Important: Application essay, Recommendations
Rose-Hulman testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-optional: Rose-Hulman 'does not require standardized test scores for admission.' Applicants may self-report scores or send them from College Board or ACT if they want them considered. No entry term is named; it is the current policy.
From Rose-Hulman’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Rose-Hulman offers early action only. The 2025-26 enrolled count is labelled a snapshot.
Rose-Hulman acceptance rate questions
- What is the Rose-Hulman acceptance rate?
- Rose-Hulman's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 5,991 first-year applicants and 4,847 admitted, an acceptance rate of 80.9%. It was 76.9% in 2024-25 and 72.8% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do Rose-Hulman students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1270 to 1450, and ACT submitters scored 28 to 34. 35.7% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the Rose-Hulman waitlist?
- In 2025-26, Rose-Hulman offered 113 applicants a place on the waitlist; 29 accepted one, and 1 were admitted from it.
- Does Rose-Hulman require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-optional: Rose-Hulman 'does not require standardized test scores for admission.' Applicants may self-report scores or send them from College Board or ACT if they want them considered. No entry term is named; it is the current policy.
Applying to Rose-Hulman?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what Rose-Hulman says it weighs.
Source: Rose-Hulman Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Rose-Hulman. All official acceptance rates