Rockhurst University Student Population

How many students at Rockhurst?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Rockhurst University has a total enrollment of 3,577 students, including 2,303 undergraduate and 1,274 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,210 male students (33.8%) and 2,367 female students (66.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,381 White students (66.6%) and 458 Hispanic students (12.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,303 undergraduate students (64.4%) and 1,274 graduate students (35.6%).
• Class Delivery: 775 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,961 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Rockhurst's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,210 male (33.83%) and 2,367 female (66.17%) students are attending Rockhurst University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 51.12.

By class level, 2,303 (64.38%) are undergraduate students and 1,274 (35.62%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.78% are male and 62.22% are female, while among graduate students, 26.69% are male and 73.31% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,381 White, 266 Black, and 138 Asian students out of a total of 3,577 are attending at Rockhurst University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Rockhurst University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Rockhurst has 541 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 2,440 students under 25 years old, and 1,136 students over 25 years old out of 3,577 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 541 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Rockhurst has 2,101 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 202 students aged 25 and over.

It has 339 graduate students aged under 25 and 934 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Rockhurst University, 775 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,961 students are enrolled in some online courses.

362 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 413 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,303 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 200 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.68%.170 students have transferred in as full-time status and 30 students transferred in as part-time status.