Enrollment Trends at Rockhurst

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,265 where 3,577 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

64.38% of total students is undergraduate students and 35.62% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 226 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 526 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.96 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Rockhurst than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rockhurst University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,359 where 2,303 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rockhurst University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 906 where 1,274 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rockhurst University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 66.56%. The percentage was 75.04% 10 years ago and Rockhurst still has a high percentage of white students. 3.86% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.44% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.80% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.04% to 66.56%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.97% to 3.86%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.81% to 7.44%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.56% to 12.80%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5321 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4300 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rockhurst University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

775 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 6,662.07% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rockhurst University from 2015 to 2025.