2015 Student Information Questionnaire
Other Information
High School Preparation
How would you rate the quality of your high school
education in math?
Math Education
Below
Excellent
Good
Average
Average
Poor
47%
43%
9%
1%
<1%
How would you rate the quality of your high school
education in science?
Science Education
N = 511 of 548 (93%)
Below
Excellent
Good
Average
Average
Poor
35%
49%
13%
3%
<1%
On average, how many hours per week did you study during
your senior year?
None
1-5
6-10
11-15
>15
1%
23%
29%
22%
25%
Prior to coming to Rose-Hulman, which of the following
programs had you heard of?
Accelerated Math Physics (RHAMP)
30%
Branam Innovation Center
10%
ESCALATE
28%
Fast Track Calculus
49%
Grand Challenges
1%
HERE
20%
Homework Hotline
39%
Leadership Academy
4%
Operation Catapult
48%
PRISM
6%
Robotics Minor
16%
Rose-Hulman Ventures
24%
None of the Above
18%
Collegiate Expectations
If you have difficulty in class, the first place you will probably seek
help is:
Another student 38%
Learning Center
3%
Professor 24%
Academic Advisor
2%
Textbook/Materials 16%
Library
1%
Internet 10%
RA/SA
1%
Upperclass Student
Grand Challenges
5%
On average, how many hours do you plan to study per week during
your first year at Rose-Hulman?
None
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
>20
0%
1%
11%
33%
35%
21%
On average, how many hours do you plan to work per week during
your first year at Rose-Hulman?
None
1-5
35% 15%
6-10
11-15
16-20
>20
26%
15%
7%
2%
Using a 4-point scale, indicate what you predict will be your overall
GPA for your first quarter.
Under a 2.00
0%
2.00-2.49
2.50-2.99
<1%
1%
3.00-3.49 3.50-4.00
38%
61%
Are either of your parents/guardians employed in an engineering,
mathematics, or science field?
Yes
Prior to coming to Rose-Hulman, which of the following
programs had an impact on your decision to attend?
Accelerated Math Physics (RHAMP)
6%
Branam Innovation Center
8%
ESCALATE
5%
Fast Track Calculus
7%
No
43% 55%
Unsure
1%
HERE
Homework Hotline
Leadership Academy
Operation Catapult
PRISM
Robotics Minor
Rose-Hulman Ventures
None of the Above
2%
2%
6%
2%
18%
0%
9%
14%
51%
Please list other colleges to which you were admitted.
Purdue University
40%
University of Illinois - Urbana
11%
Ohio State University
8%
Rensselaer Polytechnic
8%
Colorado School of Mines
6%
Indiana University
6%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
5%
Rochester Institute of Technology
4%
University of Evansville
4%
Georgia Institute of Technology
4%
University of Missouri - Rolla
Illinois Institute of Technology
Carnegie Melon University
Kettering University
3%
3%
1%
1%
Office of Institutional Research Planning and Assessment
October 2, 2015