Kansas City, Missouri · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Rockhurst University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Kansas City, Missouri. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,577, made up of 2,303 undergraduates and 1,274 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Rockhurst University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. It awarded 929 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
3,577
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
929
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 74
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
79%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
500
Associate degrees
11
Master's degrees
238
Doctoral degrees (research)
42
Professional doctorates
72
Certificates under 1 year
1
Postbaccalaureate certificates
48
Post-master's certificates
17
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,577
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,303
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,274
Full-time, fall 2024
55%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,200
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,552
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,648
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
68%
Men
32%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
69%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference
President
Sandra Cassady, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact