Rockhurst University (Rockhurst) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Kansas City, MO.
It offers 44 graduate programs - 15 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 24 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $20,842.
A total of 1,274 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,577 students at Rockhurst. Rockhurst offers online graduate programs and 646 out of 1,274 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Rockhurst's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $20,842. It offers forty-four (44) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Rockhurst University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1100 Rockhurst Rd, Kansas City, MO |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,066 students
646 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $20,842 |
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| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 44 Graduate Programs
15 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 26 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Rockhurst University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Rockhurst University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $20,842 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $805.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $19,860 |
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| Fees | $982 |
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| Cost per Credit | $805 |
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| Books & Supplies | $2,000 |
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| Room & Board | $11,920 (On-Campus) / $19,175 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,923 (On-Campus) / $5,923 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $40,685 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $47,940 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $16,780 | $17,104 | $17,620 | $20,418 | $20,842 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Rockhurst University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 44 major areas - 15 Master's (7 online programs), 3 Doctorate (1 online programs), 24 Post-Bachelor's (17 online programs), 2 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 238 students have been conferred Master's degree and 114 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 238 | 114 | 48 | 17 |
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| Men | 76 | 32 | 13 | 1 |
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| Women | 162 | 82 | 35 | 16 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Rockhurst graduate schools have a total of 1,066 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 326 male and 740 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 426 full-time and 640 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 646 students enrolled through online exclusively and 627 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 754 White, 73 Black, and 63 Asian students are attending at Rockhurst University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
18 grad students are younger than 22 and 319 students are older than 65. It has 641 students aged between 22 and 30 and 295 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,066 |
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| Men | 326 |
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| Women | 740 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,066 |
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| Full-time Students | 426 |
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| Part-time Students | 640 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,066 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 63 |
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| Black | 73 |
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| Hispanic | 82 |
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| White | 754 |
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| Two or more races | 37 |
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| Un-Known | 35 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,066 |
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| 21 & Under | 18 |
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| 22-24 | 321 |
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| 25-29 | 320 |
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| 30-34 | 168 |
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| 35-39 | 127 |
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| 40 & Over | 319 |
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Online Population
At Rockhurst University graduate schools, 646 students enrolled online exclusively and 627 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,274 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 646 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 627 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 646 |
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| Missouri Resident | 296 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 346 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 4 |
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