by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Rockhurst University was awarded 101 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general health services/allied health/health sciences.
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Rockhurst is ranked #374 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 48 colleges in Missouri, Rockhurst is ranked at #9.
If you're applying to Rockhurst University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 67%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 5% 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 540 and 638. Math scores were between 543 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Rockhurst University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Rockhurst University is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Rockhurst University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Rockhurst for first-time, full-time students is 70%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,746 undergraduates at Rockhurst with 1,845 being full-time and 901 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,440 | $15,034 | $16,033 | $21,926 | $23,554 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Rockhurst, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Rockhurst, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,641 a year. That adds up to $26,564 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Rockhurst is 1.8%. 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.
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Contact details for Rockhurst are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1100 Rockhurst Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2561 |
| Phone: | 816-501-4000 |
| Website: | https://www.rockhurst.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/RockhurstU |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/RockhurstU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 261 | $59,845 |
| Business Administration & Management | 89 | $40,988 |
| General Biology | 39 | $19,918 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 33 | NA |
| General Psychology | 27 | $35,858 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 21 | NA |
| General English Literature | 19 | NA |
| Communication Sciences | 16 | NA |
| Romance Languages | 16 | $31,716 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 15 | $32,307 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,909 students took at least one online class at Rockhurst University. This is a decrease from the 2,802 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,909 | 405 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,802 | 830 |
| 2018-2019 | 570 | 61 |
| 2017-2018 | 204 | 19 |
| 2016-2017 | 106 | 5 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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