Rockhurst University

Overview of Rockhurst University

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You may have a few advantages that other students don’t. If you decide to attend classes at Rockhurst while you’re still in high school, you have the option of earning a dual degree: a high school diploma and a two-year degree. If you took and passed advanced placement exams, you can request credit for those exams. This gives you a few credits at the beginning of your college career, which means you won’t have to take as many classes as your fellow students.

Rockhurst University actually has a pretty small student body, just under 3,000 students enroll each year. A majority of the student population are undergraduate students, so you will have plenty of classmates. However, the student-to-faculty ratio is fairly low at 14 to 1, so you won’t be fighting for attention from your professors.

Top Rankings For Rockhurst University

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Admissions

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Tuition Cost & Financial Aid

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Going to a university or college is completely different from attending public school. You have to pay tuition at college, just as you would for a private school. The total expenses at Rockhurst University in a recent year were $53,031 for on-campus living; for off-campus living, they were $55,911.

However, you and your family don’t have to pay for every penny of the cost. Instead, you can apply for financial aid, which is awarded based on your family’s annual income. During a recent academic year, the average net price (what’s left after financial aid is applied) was $22,688. Of course, since you will be awarded differing amounts based on how you’re your family earns, you’ll likely pay a different amount. A family earning less than $30,000 pays around $14,869, a family earning between $48,001 to $75,000 pays around $19,220, and a family earning over $100,000 pays around $25,248. This can change how you view the cost of a college, but you must also consider how much of that is likely to be loans that you will still have to pay back after you graduate.

As a new student qualifying for financial aid, you are likely to receive similar funding as did previous freshman classes. Most recently freshmen received an average amount of $28,937 in grants and scholarships. They also received $27,161 on average in institutional grants and scholarships.

Sticker Price

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Academics

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That 14 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio means you’re going to be able to see your professors easily, just by scheduling appointments during their office hours.

Once you decide you’re staying at Rockhurst University for your second college year, your decision includes you in the retention rate, which measures the percentage of students who return to the campus for their second year of school. That number is 83%, which is excellent and lets you know that the majority of students think it’s worth their while to come back for the excellent classes, teachers, and positive school culture.

The overall graduation rate is solid at 76%, which is somewhat above the national average and not a bad number at all. The five most popular degree programs for undergraduates are business, management, marketing, and related support services; health professions and related programs; parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies; psychology; and biological and biomedical sciences. The most popular graduate programs are business, health professions and related services, and education.

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Outcome & Salary

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Upon graduation from Rockhurst University, you’ll be able to look forward to a pretty decent income. Graduate’s early career salaries average around $55,500 and their mid-career salaries are around $96,400.

Your total 4-year cost of school will average out to around $193,000. This number can help you determine your possible return on investment (ROI). Your 20-year net ROI is the number remaining after your cost of education has been subtracted. This means a graduate’s 20-year salary potential averages out to $529,000.

The high school graduate who doesn’t go to college earns a national average salary of $38,792 (see the difference between their salary and yours?). Their 10-year projected income is $387,920 and their 20-year projected income is $775,840.

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