Rockhurst University is a private Jesuit (Roman Catholic) university in Kansas City, Missouri. Wikipedia says it was founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College by Fr. Michael Dowling, S.J., with college classes beginning in 1917 and the first class graduating in 1921, and it was renamed Rockhurst University on July 1, 1999. It became coeducational in 1969, and Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences merged into it in 2020. The 55-acre urban campus is in the cultural district near Country Club Plaza. It has over fifty undergraduate and graduate programs across schools including Arts and Sciences, the Helzberg School of Management and Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Enrollment was 3,338 in fall 2025. Its mission emphasizes service, and graduates receive a separate service transcript. The Hawks compete in NCAA Division II.
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Rockhurst is reported as test-optional for first-year applicants, with a high school GPA and transcript required.
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Location
1100 Rockhurst Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110, United States, Missouri
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