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Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO · Private · Large city · Rockhurst

Private institution in Kansas City, MO · 1,702 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $67,102 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,1651,343rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$43,4201,709th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$43,4201,693rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$57,7121,651st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,250476th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$67,102337th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$61,371221st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
75.6%281st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.2%476th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
69.0%579th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1218358th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,7021,037th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
19.3%1,735th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 405 mi (ORD)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,350$60,213
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$45,852$43,957
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,585—
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$37,208—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$35,954$28,212
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$33,138$35,060
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$31,628$28,960
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$31,314$30,988
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$28,598—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$26,353$30,119
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$26,353$32,925
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,520,043 (M $3,082,813 · W $2,437,230)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rockhurst University’s 1,702 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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