Rockhurst University and Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences are accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an independent corporation that was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. HLC accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region, which includes 19 states.
Rockhurst was first accredited by HLC in 1934, and its most recent re-affirmation of our Accreditation was in 2023. After re-affirmation in 2023, Rockhurst was placed in HLC’s Open Pathway for Accreditation, which includes an assurance review (year 4), a HLC peer reviewer approved quality initiative project (years 5-9), and a Comprehensive Evaluation for Reaffirmation (year ten).
Rockhurst’s Year-Ten Assurance Review, Comprehensive Evaluation (with visit), and Reaffirmation of Accreditation will take place during the 2032-2033 academic year. Faculty, students and staff will be invited to attend several open forums during the visit.
Accreditation is important because it allows students to be eligible for federal and state financial aid, gives assurance that a Rockhurst degree is valid, assures donors and potential students that an RU education is valuable and provides flexibility for transfer of credit to or from other institutions.
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Sue Willcox, Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Rockhurst Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO), by email at sue.willcox@rockhurst.edu or by telephone at 816-501-4617.
Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604
800.621.7440
www.hlcommission.org
For information about program-specific accreditation, please visit the University's Accreditation, Approval, and Licensure page.