Originally known as the Rose Polytechnic Institute and founded in 1874, the institute was renamed the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1971. Rose Hulman is a top ranking engineering institute in the USA and is a leader offering the very best in STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programs. The 13 academic departments at the university are - Biology & Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science & Software Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Engineering Management, Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics & Optical Engineering, ROTC – Air Force and ROTC – Army. Programs are offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Through the Global E3 program, 60 US engineering schools have international student exchange partnerships with institutes in over 20 countries and Rose Hulman is a member of this consortium. The 1300 acre campus is located in the state of Indiana and there are 10 student residence halls on campus with dining facilities and the campus has more than 90 student clubs and 11 associated Greek organisations.