Academic Life at Rockhurst University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Rockhurst University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Rockhurst University is about average at 12 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. Rockhurst University employs 52% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Rockhurst University can choose from 41 majors with reported graduates spanning 19 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Rockhurst University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Rockhurst University.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Rockhurst University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Rockhurst University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,463 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Rockhurst University retains and graduates its students — 79% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Rockhurst University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Rockhurst University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at Rockhurst University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at Rockhurst University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Rockhurst University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Rockhurst University — the schools accreditation and what it means