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Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·rockhurst.edu
6-yr Graduation
75%
+25.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,577
peer median 5,694
Avg net price
$25,884
+$1.6k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,197
2,197 candidates competed
Admitted
1,529
69.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
293
19.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
75%+25.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
67%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
74%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

8.7pp gap
Pell recipients
68%69 of 101
Non-Pell (all)
77%230 of 300
Subsidized loan, no Pell
72%76 of 106
No Federal Aid
79%154 of 194

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 77 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 65 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
77
Passing
12
15.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

77programs
  • Passing12 · 15.6%
  • No Data65 · 84.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
10
No data
65

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

12
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.8%
$58,412 vs $53,672
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+19.5%
$49,269 vs $41,236
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+41.8%
$76,106 vs $53,672
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+64.4%
$54,236 vs $32,989
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+79.3%
$59,160 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+93.0%
$103,587 vs $53,672
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+99.1%
$65,696 vs $32,989
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+102.7%
$66,881 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

11
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
134%
$101,725 debt · $76,106 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
70%
$41,000 debt · $58,412 earn
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
53%
$26,196 debt · $49,269 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
42%
$25,000 debt · $59,160 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
39%
$26,000 debt · $66,881 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
38%
$26,747 debt · $70,354 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$22,907 debt · $65,696 earn
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
33%
$23,250 debt · $69,747 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1934Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 6

  1. Feb 2025Approved for Distance Education
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  3. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Apr 2023Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
  5. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,797
$30–48k$19,895
$48–75k$21,997
$75–110k$26,522
$110k+$30,348

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,884
+$1,585vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $24,300
Federal loans
35.1%
In-state tuition
$44,966
Out-of-state
$44,966

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 498 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $25.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
498
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,832,037 total
Direct Loans
$25.9M
2,371 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
537 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.6M
633 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$14.5M
886 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.0M
98 loan awards
Grad PLUS$4.6M
217 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 837 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
837
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.2%
2017
4.3%
2018
1.8%
2019
0.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Rockhurst

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs74
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

840 total completions
01Health Professions
43151.3%
02Business
16719.9%
03Education
607.1%
04Parks/Recreation
445.2%
05Biological Sciences
425.0%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
273.2%
07Psychology
253.0%
08Security/Protective
172.0%
09Engineering
141.7%
10Foreign Languages
131.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,577
12-mo unduplicated
4,200
Undergraduate
2,552
Graduate
1,648

Gender split

Men
32%1,356
Women
68%2,844

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.7%
Hispanic
18.5%
Black
7.9%
Asian
3.8%
Non-resident
3.3%
Two or more
3.2%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
598
344 M · 254 W
Women athletes
42.5%
Athletic aid
$5.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.1M
$2.4M
Recruiting expense
$31K
$20K
Head-coach salaries
$37K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Soccer
78 M · 58 W
$1.3M
Lacrosse
53 M · 40 W
$1.2M
Track and Field (Indoor)
46 M · 32 W
$230K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
45 M · 32 W
$230K
Baseball
62 M · —
$857K
Cross Country
30 M · 23 W
$287K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.29
15 offenses · 3,496 students

3-year trend

0.832 yrs ago1.471 yr ago4.29Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
23
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
12
Rape
3

By location

15total
  • On campus10
  • Public property5

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs04
Liquor047

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
135

Rockhurst vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Rockhurst selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectRockhurst University
75%—3,577$25,884Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Missouri Baptist University
46%68.6%5,699$27,006Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southwest Baptist University
53%68.4%2,199$21,677Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Columbia College
43%—5,689$22,715Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Park University
37%69.0%5,736$21,032Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Webster University
64%86.2%8,260$27,047Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median50%68.8%5,694$24,300

Institutions like Rockhurst

Explore the federal data for institutions in Rockhurst's comparison group.

IPEDS

Rockhurst Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Wendy Pickel
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Rockhurst University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Rockhurst.

What is the graduation rate at Rockhurst University?

Rockhurst University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 75% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Rockhurst University?

Rockhurst University reports a total enrollment of 3,577 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Rockhurst University?

The average net price at Rockhurst University is $25,884 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Rockhurst University?

Rockhurst University's yield rate is 19.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Rockhurst University located?

Rockhurst University is located in Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2561.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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