Rockhurst University in Kansas City

Learning, Leadership and Service in the Jesuit Tradition

97%

of alumni report being employed or accepted into grad school within 6 months of graduation.

70+

academic programs offer breadth and depth to feed your interests!

23%

RU graduates earn 23% higher median salaries than their peers.

“After coming to campus, I’ve loved the school. It provided me with so many different opportunities. The staff and faculty are very encouraging. If I wouldn’t have gone here, I don’t know if I’d be where I am now as a senior at Rockhurst.”

Alexis Medina | Sports Management ‘19

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“Coming to a Jesuit institution, I was able to grow in many different ways, whether it be academically or spiritually in my faith, that I think I wouldn’t have been able to if I had stayed home for college. I had some amazing experiences out in the community in Kansas City, and I was able to experience life from a different perspective.”

Annika Svoboda | Communication Sciences and Disorders ‘18

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Irish Ambassador to the U.S. Dan Mulhall during a visit to campus

Irish Ambassador to the U.S. Retraces Rockhurst Roots

May 24, 2019

The students might be gone for the summer, and the campus looks a lot different, but for Daniel Mulhall, every step across campus is a reminder of his bustling summer in 1974. That was the year Mulhall, now Ireland’s ambassador to the U.S., first came to America while he was a college student in Ireland on a J-1 summer work visa, staying in Corcoran Hall...

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At Commencement, Close to 700 Graduates Reminded to Embrace Who They Are and The ‘Golden Moments’

May 21, 2019

The years spent in college are ones of change, of learning new things, of taking new chances, and of earning new perspectives on life as...

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Meet the Class of 2019

May 13, 2019

Student Finds Opportunity in DACA, Sees Hope in Future Legislation

May 8, 2019

Sporting KC Leader Talks How to Build a Winning Culture at Young Alumni Speaker Series

May 1, 2019

Student Wins Recognition For Short Film at KC Film Festival

April 25, 2019

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EVENTS

MBA & MA Virtual Information Session

June 12, 2019 - 12:00pm

Live Webinars via Zoom

Learn more about Rockhurst University's MBA and MA in Management programs offered on campus AND online. This virtual information session is hosted by the Director...

Helzberg School of Management Graduate Business Programs Information Session

June 18, 2019 - 6:00pm

Conway 200

Rockhurst University's Helzberg School of Management holds MBA, Executive MBA, MA in Management and MS in Business Intelligence and Analytics information sessions monthly. The information...