Rockhurst University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 1,900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,571
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 55%
From Region 36%
Athletes 598 (40.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
Hispanic 19%
Black 7%
Asian 4%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rockhurst University 500 30% 65% 5% 10% 16% 0% $76,882 64 -0.12 72 97% 2.8%
Biomedical Engineering 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,337 34 -0.46 88 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $89,176 30 -0.45 85 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $98,710 9 -0.87 91 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 6 — 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $97,112 42 -0.26 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $97,409 20 -0.81 91 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $79,257 21 -0.76 75 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 3 +2 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,902 11 -0.94 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 40% 60% 20% 0% 0% 0% $71,717 58 +0.01 63 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $72,236 37 -0.49 64 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $77,868 33 -0.41 74 — — — — —
Biochemistry 10 — 30% 70% 0% 0% 30% 0% $69,098 40 -0.21 57 — — — — —
Biology 25 — 28% 68% 8% 4% 16% 0% $65,076 44 -0.16 47 100% — — — —
Biophysics 3 +4 67% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $68,928 39 -0.23 57 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $77,734 54 +0.00 73 — — — — —
Exercise Science 39 — 31% 82% 5% 0% 13% 0% $72,652 88 +1.27 65 98% — — — —
Health and Wellness 14 — 7% 57% 14% 7% 21% 0% $78,095 83 +0.66 74 — — — — —
Kinesiology 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $72,652 88 +1.27 65 98% — — — —
Nursing 195 — 9% 62% 7% 13% 12% 0% $85,619 24 -0.66 82 96% 2.8% — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 9 — 0% 78% 11% 0% 11% 0% $65,183 66 +0.40 47 96% — — — —
Business Administration 91 +1 69% 75% 2% 5% 14% 0% $74,714 59 -0.15 69 95% — — — —
Business Analytics 7 — 86% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $80,098 24 -0.71 77 — — — — —
Economics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,899 24 -0.72 75 100% — — — —
Nonprofit Management 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $74,714 64 -0.05 69 95% — — — —
English 9 +2 33% 33% 0% 33% 11% 0% $56,053 72 +0.44 23 95% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $65,754 77 +0.69 49 96% — — — —
History 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,446 77 +0.34 35 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,122 56 -0.02 37 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,431 95 +1.55 43 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +10 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $65,754 77 +0.69 49 96% — — — —
Communication 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $62,362 55 +0.05 40 — — — — —
Corporate Communications — — — — — — — — $69,680 40 -0.18 59 — — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,866 38 -0.31 52 — — — — —
Political Science 2 +4 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $69,108 43 -0.23 57 — — — — —
Psychology 20 +5 20% 50% 0% 10% 30% 0% $61,855 86 +1.03 39 95% — — — —
Public Policy 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,991 40 -0.31 55 — — — — —
Public Relations 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,681 38 -0.27 56 — — — — —
Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,644 61 +0.18 25 — — — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $53,910 68 +0.24 18 100% — — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,260 52 +0.05 24 — — — — —
Film Studies — — — — — — — — $50,368 62 +0.19 11 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 15 +1 40% 33% 0% 27% 40% 0% $64,267 77 +0.60 45 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $48,113
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 52.4% 262 12% 65% 7% 10% 13% 0% $82,337 71 -0.23 79 97% 2.8%
Business & Economics 20.2% 101 69% 73% 2% 6% 16% 0% $75,170 40 -0.20 69 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.6% 38 32% 66% 5% 3% 24% 0% $66,439 43 -0.18 51 100% —
Social Sciences 6.4% 32 19% 62% 3% 9% 19% 0% $63,552 68 +0.58 43 95% —
Humanities 3.4% 17 29% 41% 0% 24% 24% 0% $59,272 73 +0.51 31 95% —
Professional 3.0% 15 40% 33% 0% 27% 40% 0% $64,267 43 +0.60 45 — —
Engineering 2.8% 14 93% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $95,215 18 -0.46 89 — —
Education 2.0% 10 10% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $54,418 56 +0.22 19 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 8 50% 62% 12% 0% 0% 0% $74,411 39 -0.35 68 — —
Computer Science 0.6% 3 100% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $91,358 19 -0.79 87 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 24 #172 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 24 #356 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 78 $632K $632K $0
Baseball 62 $856K $856K $0
Lacrosse 53 $725K $725K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 46 $135K $135K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 45 $135K $135K $0
Cross Country 30 $158K $158K $0
Volleyball 19 $408K $408K $0
Basketball 18 $818K $818K $0
Golf 16 $177K $177K $0
Swimming & Diving 16 $403K $403K $0
Tennis 11 $258K $258K $0
Total 344 $4.7M $4.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 58 $639K $639K $0
Lacrosse 40 $450K $450K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 32 $95K $95K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $95K $95K $0
Cross Country 23 $128K $128K $0
Softball 23 $506K $506K $0
Basketball 20 $638K $638K $0
Volleyball 20 $392K $392K $0
Swimming 18 $354K $354K $0
Golf 11 $190K $190K $0
Tennis 8 $270K $270K $0
Total 254 $3.8M $3.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 136 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Lacrosse 93 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 78 $230K $230K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 77 $230K $230K $0
Baseball 62 $856K $856K $0
Cross Country 53 $286K $286K $0
Volleyball 39 $801K $801K $0
Basketball 38 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Golf 27 $368K $368K $0
Softball 23 $506K $506K $0
Tennis 19 $529K $529K $0
Swimming 18 $354K $354K $0
Swimming & Diving 16 $403K $403K $0
Total 598 $9.8M $9.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 67%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 67% 67% 67%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1110 – 1240
SAT Math Range 520 – 620
SAT RW Range 530 – 640