Rockford University is a private university in Rockford, Illinois. It was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary, a sister school of Beloit College, and became Rockford College in 1892. Men were first admitted in the 1955-56 school year, and the institution gained university status effective July 1, 2013. The campus covers about 76 acres, and the university is organized into three colleges offering roughly 80 majors, minors and concentrations. Notable alumni include social reformer Jane Addams. In 1984 the college founded Regent's College in London, now Regent's University London. Its teams, the Regents, compete in NCAA Division III. Nursing is a prominent program, with a BSN and an LPN-to-BSN pathway.
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Rockford University is test-optional for first-year applicants and charges no application fee. Nursing applicants complete a separate program application.
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5050 East State Street, Rockford IL, Illinois, United States
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