Rockhurst University Overview

Located in Kansas City, Missouri, Rockhurst University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Rockhurst University Known For?

• The 4% student loan default rate at Rockhurst is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Rockhurst.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 53% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Rockhurst bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $50,800 a year. That's about 25% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Rockhurst to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Rockhurst University Rankings

Rockhurst is ranked #11 out of 56 schools in Missouri.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Rockhurst has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#40	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Rockhurst.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#91	Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#115	Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#235	Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Rockhurst has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#14	Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#17	Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools	College Factual
#23	Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#25	Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#80	Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools	College Factual
#141	Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is Rockhurst University?

Contact details for Rockhurst are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1100 Rockhurst Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2561
Phone:	816-501-4000
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/RockhurstU
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/RockhurstU

How Do I Get Into Rockhurst?

You can apply to Rockhurst online at: https://www.rockhurst.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Rockhurst

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rockhurst?

Rockhurst has an acceptance rate of 73%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to Rockhurst submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 615. Math scores were between 525 and 610.

Rockhurst received ACT scores from 83% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Rockhurst University?

The overall average net price of Rockhurst is $38,564. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Rockhurst, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,218 a year. That adds up to $28,872 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Rockhurst is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Rockhurst University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,746 undergraduate students at Rockhurst, with 1,845 being full-time and 901 being part-time.

There are also 942 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,845 full-time undergraduates at Rockhurst, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	69
Black or African American	158
Hispanic or Latino	248
White	1,208
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	130

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Rockhurst University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at Rockhurst. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Italy, India, and Colombia.

Online Learning at Rockhurst University

In 2019-2020, 2,802 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rockhurst has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 52nd most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Rockhurst

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rockhurst University was 425.0%. This is the #175 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rockhurst regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Rockhurst majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	47%
Health Sciences & Services	87%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Rockhurst ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Rockhurst.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Health Sciences & Services	#10
Health Professions	#82

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Rockhurst University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	0	269	2	81	0	352
Business Administration & Management	0	0	81	0	129	0	210
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	16	15	45	0	76
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	15	45	60
Communication Sciences	0	0	21	0	31	0	52
General Psychology	0	0	52	0	0	0	52
Health Sciences & Services	0	27	19	0	0	0	46
General Biology	0	0	36	0	0	0	36
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	16	0	19	0	35
Health & Physical Education	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
Physics	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
General English Literature	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Romance Languages	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Philosophy	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Political Science & Government	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Chemistry	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Economics	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Civil Engineering	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Computer Science	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Applied Mathematics	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
General Education	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
History	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Religious Studies	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Electrical Engineering	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Legal Support Services	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Computer Information Systems	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Special Education	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Mathematics	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	30	694	18	323	45	1,112

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
• Image Credit: By JZSJ under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.