Rockhurst College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 79% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 53% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 51% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 9% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• nursing
• psychology
• accounting

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions, one of eight weeks and two of five weeks each.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August.

• 25% continue immediately.
• 30% continue within one year.

• Law School: 9%
• Medical School: 11%
• Graduate Business Programs: 9%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 71%

• Creighton University, University of Kansas, University of Missouri, Rockhurst College, St. Louis U.

• Big Six accounting firms; Butler Manufacturing; Cerner; DST Systems; Hallmark Cards; Federal Reserve Bank; Hoechst, Marion, Roussel; Payless Cashways; Research Medical Center; Sprint.

• John Hayes, Jr., president, Western Resources; Tom McDonnell, president, DST Systems; Thomas Downs, president, Amtrak.