Rockford's tuition & fees has increased from $28,330 (2015) to $37,780 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 33.36% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $12,880 (year 2015) to $14,060 (year 2025).
Rockford's tuition increase rate is higher than the Illinois's average increase rate of -3.38%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 34.27% from 2015 ($40,740).
For the current academic year 2024-2025, Rockford's COA is $54,700, which is increased by 3.40% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Rockford's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 33.36% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $37,230. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Rockford University over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,200, and it has not changed since 2015.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $1,200 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $1,200 | |
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| 2017-18 | $1,200 | |
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| 2018-19 | $1,200 | |
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| 2019-20 | $1,200 | |
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| 2020-21 | $1,200 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,200 | |
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| 2022-23 | $1,200 | |
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| 2023-24 | $1,200 | |
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| 2024-25 | $1,200 | |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 30.46% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 0.00% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Rockford University.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $11,210 | $11,650 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $11,640 | $11,650 | 3.84% |
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| 2017-18 | $11,880 | $11,650 | 2.06% |
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| 2018-19 | $12,140 | $11,650 | 2.19% |
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| 2019-20 | $12,954 | $11,650 | 6.71% |
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| 2020-21 | $13,230 | $11,650 | 2.13% |
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| 2021-22 | $13,500 | $11,650 | 2.04% |
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| 2022-23 | $13,870 | $11,650 | 2.74% |
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| 2023-24 | $14,400 | $11,650 | 3.82% |
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| 2024-25 | $15,720 | $12,550 | 9.17% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between Rockford University and similar schools.
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase Rate |
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| Rockford University | $37,780 | $37,000 | 2.11% |
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| Northwestern University | $68,322 | $65,997 | 3.52% |
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| DePaul University | $45,405 | $44,174 | 2.79% |
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| University of Chicago | $69,324 | $65,619 | 5.65% |
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| Loyola University Chicago | $53,710 | $51,716 | 3.86% |
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| National Louis University | $13,245 | $14,601 | -9.29% |
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