Rockhurst University
Please register to save colleges to your account
| Kansas City, MO 64110-2561
(816) 501-4100 (800) 842-6776 Fax: (816) 501-4241 |
|
| Full-time: 564 men, 697 women | Faculty: 113; IIA, --$ |
| Part-time: 304 men, 526 women | Ph.D.s: 84% |
| Graduate: 364 men, 489 women | Student/Faculty: 11 to 1 |
| Year: semesters, summer session | Tuition: $19,540 |
| Application Deadline: June 30 | Room & Board: $5900 |
| Freshman Class: 1775 applied, 1314 accepted, 370 enrolled | |
| SAT Verbal/Math: 570/570* | ACT: 25 |
| Selectivity: What's this? |
|
Introduction
Rockhurst University, founded in 1910, is a private comprehensive, Catholic Jesuit institution that offers undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences, education, nursing, and business. There are 4 undergraduate and 2 graduate schools. In addition to regional accreditation, Rockhurst has baccalaureate program accreditation with AACTE, APTA, CAHEA, NLN and TEAC. The library contains 375,000 volumes, 250,000 microform items, and 4000 audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs, and subscribes to 6000 periodicals including electronic. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, database searching, Internet access, and laptop Internet portals. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, and multimedia classrooms. The 55-acre campus is in an urban area in Kansas City. Including any residence halls, there are 19 buildings.
| Founded | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Controlled by | Land grant |
| Religious | Yes |
| Non-sectarian | No |
| Faith | Roman Catholic Jesuit |
| School is | Coeducational |
| School summary | Rockhurst University, founded in 1910, is a private comprehensive, Catholic Jesuit institution that offers undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences, education, nursing, and business. |
| Number of undergraduate schools and colleges | 4 |
| Which three have the largest enrollments | Arts and Sciences Helzberg School of Management, Research College of Nursing |
| Number of graduate schools or divisions | 2 |
| Baccalaureate programs | APTA CAHEA NLN TEAC AACTE |
| Libraries on campus | 1 |
| Total volumes in library | 375000 |
| Microform items | 250000 |
| Audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs | 4000 |
| Total periodicals subscribed to | 6000 |
| Interlibrary loans | Yes |
| Database searching | Yes |
| Internet access | Yes |
| Laptop Internet portals | Yes |
| Learning resource center | No |
| Art gallery on campus | Yes |
| Natural history museum on campus | No |
| Planetarium on campus | No |
| Radio station on campus | No |
| TV station on campus | No |
| Other facilities on campus | multimedia classrooms |
College capsules from Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Copyright © 2006 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.