Leading groundbreaking research in the field of cardiology. Coaching a Division, I program to the NCAA Tournament. Testing the first artificial heart valve in humans. Designing product packaging for a national cookie company. Traveling with the national tour of Cats. Winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Rockford University graduates are not like everyone else. Our alumni are pretty outstanding.
Since 1847, Rockford graduates have made their mark all around the world. Far more than preparing students to do something, we empower our graduates to accomplish anything. That empowerment starts right on our campus. With rich academic opportunities, practical experiences, and global perspectives, Rockford University students succeed in an inviting community where you can do anything, be anything, and experience anything.
Rockford University, formerly Rockford College, is a four-year, coeducational institution founded in 1847 offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in traditional liberal arts and professional fields. We offer approximately 80 majors, minors, and concentrations, including the adult accelerated degree completion program for a B.S. in Management Studies. Through our Graduate Studies department, degrees are extended to include the Master of Business Administration (MBA)and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT).
Our mission is to educate men and women at Rockford University to lead responsible lives using a curriculum grounded in liberal arts learning and complemented and extended by professional and practical experience. In other words, our students connect different forms of learning, learn to think critically and expansively and apply the knowledge and skills they develop to the real world. No matter their major or intended career path, our students leave our campus prepared to learn, grow, and make choices throughout their careers and lives. A degree from Rockford University will provide you with knowledge for understanding the world, values for envisioning the world, and skills for shaping the world.
Our academic programming includes undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and an accelerated degree completion program in traditional liberal arts and professional fields. Whether you come to Rockford University with no previous college credits or some college credits, we can help you determine the appropriate educational journey that’s right for you.
Since 1847, we have graduated thousands and thousands of students who have experienced rich academic opportunities, practical experiences, and global perspectives to positively impact their lives and our world.
Create a supportive and interactive learning environment that celebrates multiculturalism by bringing all of Rockford University’s diverse student body together so that the academic and extra-curricular experiences of all students are enhanced and enjoyed.
With more than 80 majors, minors, and concentrations from which to choose, students have the opportunity to explore a variety of different programs taught by esteemed faculty. As you delve into your academic career, you will enjoy a range of stirring topics and thought-provoking experiences in your hands-on liberal arts curriculum.
The practical and reliable education you receive from Rockford University will give you the tools to develop the knowledge, values, and skills that impact your life and our world. Become Rock Solid today.
We award financial aid to 99% of our full-time students. Rockford University students receive more than $10 million in scholarships, grants, and other financial aid every year. We believe education should be affordable. Through our scholarships, grants, and other financial aid, we work individually with prospective students and their families to determine the most beneficial financial aid package for them.
Rockford University, located just 90 minutes from Chicago, is a great place to experience the United States and gain an exceptional education. A four-year, private liberal arts university, Rockford University, offers various programs and services, including more than 80 majors, minors, and concentrations, small class sizes, wireless internet, and on-campus housing and food service, to name a few. Rockford University is an institution that values global and ethnic diversity. Today, students from a variety of different states and countries call Rockford home.
At Rockford University, we feel it is essential that we focus on our new students' personal and social development to enhance their first-year experience. All new First-Year Students are assigned to a Faculty Staff Mentor. First-year students will have a supportive relationship with an experienced Rockford University mentor.
In collaboration with faculty and staff and various off-campus partners, the Rockford University Career Development office equips students and alumni to be strategic and career ready.
Career Development is not just a department or one-stop center, but an enabling process that starts when you first arrive at R.U. While you are on campus, you develop and learn more of who you are and what you aspire to be—and Career Development can help with that.
We are here to assist current students and alumni in reaching their career goals by providing the knowledge and tools necessary to succeed in the workforce. We realize that it is an employer’s market, and, now more than ever, the experience is just as crucial as obtaining a degree. That is why Rockford University’s Career Development department focuses on getting current students ready for the real world and providing job-search assistance for alums.
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