Application Process
We are here to assist you in the admission process. To apply for admission as a first-time college student, please submit an application, as well as the additional documentation listed below. Application materials should be submitted by May 1 for fall admission and October 1 for spring admission.
If transferring from another U.S. institution, the deadlines and some requirements may not apply.
If you are a graduate student, application deadlines, documentation requirements, and start dates will vary from program to program. You can see a list of our graduate opportunities here.
If you have questions about the international student admission process, please contact muhle.dlamini@rockhurst.edu.
1. Complete an online application for admission:
2. Counselor's Written Recommendation
3. English Language Proficiency Documentation
Most international applicants are required to demonstrate their English language proficiency. We only accept official test scores, no self-reported scores will be accepted. Once you have an official test score, add Rockhurst University as a receiving institution in your respective testing portal.
- 550 on the paper-based TOEFL (PBT)
- 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (IBT)
- 627 on the TOEFL ITP Plus for China
- 6.5 on the IELTS
- 54 on the PTE
- 550 on the Evidence-Based Reading/Writing portion of the SAT
- 21 on the English portion of the ACT
- Successful completion of a college-level, non-ESL English class at a U.S. college or university
- 110 on Duolingo
International applicants who are citizens of the following English-speaking countries will have the proof of English proficiency requirement waived and can complete their application without English proficiency documentation:
Countries
- American Samoa
- Anguilla
- Antigua, Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- British Indian Ocean Territories
- Cayman Islands
- Christmas Island
- Cook Islands
- Dominica
- England
- Falkland Islands/Malvinas
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Liberia
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Micronesia, Federated States
- Montserrat
- Namibia
- Nevis, Saint Kitts
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norfolk Island
- Pitcairn
- Puerto Rico
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Saint Lucia
- Scotland
- Saint Vincent, Grenadines
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Swaziland/Eswatini
- Tanzania
- Trinidad, Tobago
- Turks, Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- United States
- U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
- Virgin Islands, British
- Wales
- Virgin Islands, U.S.
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Transcript Translation
Official academic credentials/transcripts, translated into English if necessary. International transcripts must be evaluated by a credential evaluator and must be a course-by-course evaluation. Potential credential evaluators are as follows:
- SpanTran: SpanTran is a NACES-member company that has created a custom application to make sure you get the right kind of credential evaluation at a discounted rate. You may access their application by clicking here.
- Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE): Fill out and print an online ECE application.
- World Education Services (WES): Find more information on their evaluations here.
Tuition and Financial Aid
International students must be responsible for the payment of their entire education. United States laws prevent international students from having jobs in the U.S. at any time during their four years as students.
Although international students are not eligible for state or federal financial aid, undergraduate applicants may be eligible for merit scholarships of $9,500-20,000. Scholarships based on athletics, performing arts and writing also are available in varying amounts. To discuss scholarship opportunities, contact an admission counselor at 800-842-6776 or email admission@rockhurst.edu.
Documentation should be sent to:
Office of Admission, Rockhurst University
1100 Rockhurst Rd.
Kansas City, Mo. 64110-2561
816-501-4100
800-842-6776