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Rochester Christian University

Rochester Hills, Michigan Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Rochester Christian University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,193, made up of 1,161 undergraduates and 32 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Churches of Christ.

Rochester Christian University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 30 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Early Childhood Education and Teaching, Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 243 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

1,193
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
243
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
30
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 30

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 3
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Health Professions 3
Psychology 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
214
Associate degrees
18
Master's degrees
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,193
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,161
Graduate students, fall 2024
32
Full-time, fall 2024
60%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,367
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,332
Graduate students, 2024-25
35
Full-time, 2024-25
51%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
63%
Men
37%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
56%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Churches of Christ
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
President
Reggies Wenyika
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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