Rockford University Overview

Located in Rockford, Illinois, Rockford University is a private not-for-profit institution. Rockford is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Rockford University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Rockford since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Rockford is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period38% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Rockford with a bachelor's degree make about $54,794 a year. That's 34% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Rockford University?

Contact details for Rockford are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5050 E State St, Rockford, IL 61108-2311
Phone:	815-226-4000
Website:	www.rockford.edu

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How Do I Get Into Rockford?

You can apply to Rockford online at: www.rockford.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Rockford

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rockford?

The acceptance rate at Rockford is 55%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 46% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to Rockford submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 558. Math scores were between 410 and 528.

Rockford received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 21. Math scores were between 14 and 0. Composite scores were between 12 and 20.

Can I Afford Rockford University?

The overall average net price of Rockford is $33,088. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Rockford, approximately 90% of students took out student loans averaging $5,497 a year. That adds up to $21,988 over four years for those students.

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Rockford University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,019 undergraduate students at Rockford, with 948 being full-time and 71 being part-time.

There are also 253 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 948 full-time undergraduates at Rockford, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rockford University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	120
Hispanic or Latino	171
White	493
International Students	101
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Rockford University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at Rockford. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico.

Rockford University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	26	31	57
Nursing	51	0	51
Other Education	0	35	35
Teacher Education Grade Specific	21	14	35
Health & Physical Education	16	0	16
Special Education	7	6	13
Computer Science	12	0	12
General Education	0	12	12
Accounting	11	0	11
Criminology	9	0	9
Human Development & Family Studies	8	0	8
General Biology	7	0	7
Drama & Theater Arts	7	0	7
General Psychology	6	0	6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	5	0	5
History	4	0	4
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	3	3
General English Literature	3	0	3
Political Science & Government	3	0	3
Romance Languages	2	0	2
Sociology & Anthropology	2	0	2
Curriculum & Instruction	0	1	1
Mathematics	1	0	1
Economics	1	0	1
Fine & Studio Arts	1	0	1
Music	1	0	1
Management Information Systems	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0
Dance	0	0	0
TOTAL	204	102	306

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.