Who we are
Founded by the Jesuits in 1910, Rockhurst is a comprehensive university that offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate programs taught by nationally recognized faculty. Rockhurst emphasizes learning, leadership and service.

Mission
Rockhurst University exists to transform lives by creating a learning community centered on excellence in undergraduate liberal education and graduate education. Rockhurst is Catholic and Jesuit, involved in the life and growth of the city and the region, and committed to the service of the contemporary world.

Academics
The Jesuit tradition of focus on individual dignity runs through the curriculum, which is based on the seven classical modes of inquiry: artistic, historical, literary, philosophical, theological, scientific relational and scientific causal.

Accolades
Rockhurst University has been ranked among the top master's universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. It also has been ranked among the nation's top 30 wireless college campuses by Intel.

Faculty
An 13:1 student-faculty ratio fosters rich campus discussions and wide opportunities for student research. Average class size is 24 students.

Professors, as opposed to graduate teaching assistants, teach freshman courses. Eighty-seven percent of faculty hold a terminal degree in their field.

Commitment to Service
Students receive two transcripts when they graduate–one for academic work and another for their service activities. Each year, Rockhurst’s Center for Service Learning matches student volunteers with more than 100 local organizations in need. Rockhurst students give more than 25,000 hours annually in service to others.

Distinction
In 2006, the prestigious Carnegie Foundation selected Rockhurst as one of 12 colleges and universities nationwide to lead an effort to improve teaching in higher education. In 2003, the foundation named Rockhurst as one of 12 national leadership sites for the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Alumni
While more than half of Rockhurst's 15,500 alumni live in the Kansas City metropolitan area, every state in the U.S. and many foreign countries are influenced by the Rockhurst alumni who live there. Rockhurst graduates serve as executive leaders for major companies and organizations in Kansas City and throughout the country.