This is probably a really late post about it. However, I still have a lot of time to make a decision to go to either school. I’m going as a Chemical Engineer undergrad. And these are both really good schools, but my parents are leaning towards UC Davis because it’s closer to home. Though, Rose Hulman is a great school to get your bang for your buck. I just want some other opinions.
Are you a transfer student?
What is the difference in cost?
Are your parents paying?
do you care that RH has an unbalanced ratio of males to females?
I do not think employers will consider RH to be over Davis.
If you plan on working in Calif, then Davis is the way to go.
@mom2collegekids I’m going as an incoming freshman. And the cost for UC Davis is:$33,100 per year and Rose Hulman is $45,000 per year. I’m hoping that it will change over the semesters because I heard Rose Hulman has really good Financial Aid and if you do well then you get scholarships and stuff. And I don’t mind the RH ratio. I just want a decent paying job when I get out of college. I’ve heard that Rose Hulman offers a lot of job opportunities and the median job salary is $68k when you get out of college. Davis is around $48k when you get out of college. I don’t know if they’re comparing the salary from California to Indiana, but $68k when you get out of college seems like a great deal. Unless I get a good job somewhere else, I plan on staying in California.
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Rose Hulman is $45,000 per year. I’m hoping that it will change over the semesters because I heard Rose Hulman has really good Financial Aid and if you do well then you get scholarships and stuff.
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RH costs more than $45k per year. Is that the amount after aid that you were given or what? What aid were you given?
If RH had really good FA, then you would have gotten it as an incoming frosh. RH does not have a rep for good FA. I don’t know where you heard that. And as for scholarships if you do well, I don’t believe that, either. Continuing students rarely get add’l scholarships.
What are your parents saying about paying $45k per year plus whatever add’l travel costs?
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I’ve heard that Rose Hulman offers a lot of job opportunities and the median job salary is $68k when you get out of college. Davis is around $48k when you get out of college.
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Is that comparing school vs school? or eng’g vs eng’g? I can assure that RH eng’g grads are NOT paid more than a Davis eng’g grad.
Certainly, UCD ChemE grads are getting paid more than $48k per year.
Companies do NOT pay grads of one school more than the grads of another school. A company will pay a CSULB engineer the same as a Davis eng’g, as well as the same as a Purdue grad, or a RH grad, or a UIUC grad.
My brother in law attended RH for Chem Eng, and had a hard time adjusting to the winters. He received a total of $5000 and thought it was great:)). . . . He lasted almost 2 ½ years and couldn’t take the isolation (So Cal kid). Went to UCSD to finish up his Chem E degree then he couldn’t find a job so he went to grad school at Georgia Tech. He went from temp job to job and finally got steady work after about 5 years of temp jobs.
Where did you get your information about salaries!!! @Mom2collegekids is right. Companies do not pay according to college brand. What you have to worry about is how your degree will transfer to a steady corporate job.
@mom2collegekids Yeah Rose Hulman gave me around 15k of grants and scholarships. The cost of attending per year is around 60k. I saw online that Rose Hulman gives more scholarships and aid over the years if you do well, but I’m not too sure. I was just looking around.
My parents think that 45k is a little too much to pay for a small college, but I really like the small classes and the small classroom environment.
I got some of the info here: http://colleges.startclass.com/compare/271-1410/University-of-California-Davis-vs-Rose-Hulman-Institute-of-Technology
and mostly from google.
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saw online that Rose Hulman gives more scholarships and aid over the years if you do well, but I’m not too sure.
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I highly doubt that.
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RHIT Students Earn Considerably More Salary Post-Graduation: ($64,000 vs. $48,000 Median Salary)
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You can’t compare salaries that way. UCDavis isn’t a techie school. For the comparison to be fair, you’d need to compare ChemE to ChemE (perhaps adjusting for any regional cost of living adjustments.
Since UC Davis has a greater diversity of majors, lower-paying major make the average lower. Thus, it’s not an accurate representation for engineering majors’ salaries -which are not determined by the school you go to. Regardless, UC Davis is a better school.
As you’d be aware, USNWR ranks Rose-Hulman at the top of its category in both general engineering and chemical engineering. This college appears to justify its price tag. (Though the salary figures you posted reflect heterogeneous comparisons, and therefore are probably of no value, as other posters have stated.)
At the undergrad level, though, rankings don’t matter as long as the major is ABET accredited. Prestige isn’t too important for engineering. In post #7, I meant “better” in the sense that Davis offers a more balanced environment while still delivering a great education.
^ The rankings I cited are specifically for the undergraduate level. I personally consider them useful not for their indication of prestige, but for their honest attempt to measure quality of the academic programs of the schools they rank.
(Btw, “as you’d be aware” referred to the OP. I was not trying to take away your opinion regarding UC-Davis, which appears to be an excellent school. However, Rose-Hulman has significantly higher standardized scores than UC-Davis; R-H should, at a mimimum, be recognized for its attractiveness to high achieving students.)
^ I know, it’s alright. I didn’t mean to take away from your opinion, either. I was just clarifying what I meant earlier.
RH is clearly very strong academically, which is something the OP should seriously consider. However, while UC Davis is a large state school, if the OP’s stronger academically than his peers, it shouldn’t be difficult to obtain access to research and other opportunities. Plus, it might have more to offer in terms of extracurriculars and student life in general, which is another thing to consider.
@merc81 Yeah Rose-Hulman attracts me because of the motivation the students have and those type of people I want to be around. I love talking about academics to those who understand ahaha. However,
@Lilliana330 has a great point in student life. In high school, I was not only good in academics, but also in all my extracurriculars. I wish to pursue some of that in college too. I just don’t know what to decide. I’m going to visit Rose-Hulman in about 10 days. I’m just hoping this will give me some insight in what college I want to go to.
@mom2collegekids Really? I thought they would be a bit generous because I read online that it is… http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2015/04/29-beyond-college-rankings-rothwell-kulkarni
My parents seem not to mind about the cost of the colleges. Only if I’m happy and I’m doing well in either, they’re willing to pay.
“Only if I’m happy and I’m doing well in either, they’re willing to pay.”
Great!
When touring, instead of only relying on the tour guide’s info, ask other students around campus as well. If you can get a student tour guide, even better. They’re willing to give you more open answers to certain questions, and that applies for both schools/any school really. Good luck!
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@mom2collegekids Really? I thought they would be a bit generous because I read online that it is… http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2015/04/29-beyond-college-rankings-rothwell-kulkarni
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Really? What? You thought that RH would be more generous based on what???
Rankings and freshman GPA aside, this caught my attention. If you want to stay in California, I would say go to UC Davis.