- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MOCity: largeZIP 64110Founded 1910
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1910
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.rockhurst.edu
- Member of
- AJCU
MissouriReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Rockhurst University
Rockhurst University is a private nonprofit university in Kansas City, Missouri, with 1,580 undergraduates. It admits 70% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $24,702 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate70%
Retention79%
4-year graduation63%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans32%
$24,702net price / year
70%admission rate
1120average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$73,697median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#301 of 1,704 for earnings#1,203 of 1,739 for lowest net price#324 of 1,738 for graduation rate#555 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $61,240tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $46,270
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $46,270
- Average net price
- $24,702national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,884
$30,001–48,000$20,092
$48,001–75,000$23,174
$75,001–110,000$23,574
$110,001+$29,008
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 70%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college70%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 63%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $67,250
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,697middle 50%: $50,708–$99,209
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$99,209
Median, Rockhurst University$73,697
Lower quarter$50,708
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,580
- Part-time
- 6.0%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 21%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 50%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,007 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,703
- Endowment, end of year
- $36,495,416
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic18%
Black7.9%
Asian3.8%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.9%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions43%
Business & management18%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.4%
Psychology3.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.1%
Engineering2.7%
Liberal arts & humanities2.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 179043. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5594651.