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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Rockford, IL
Population 340,000
Website https://www.rockford.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (52%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,005
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 72%
From Region 9%
Athletes 38.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 42%
Hispanic 23%
Black 17%
International 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 58.3% 58.3% 2012 Men: 63.2% 63.2% 2013 Men: 39.8% 39.8% 2014 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2015 Men: 55.4% 55.4% 2016 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2017 Men: 60.5% 60.5% 2018 Men: 55.3% 55.3% 2019 Men: 59.9% 59.9% 2020 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2021 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2022 Men: 58.4% 58.4% 2023 Men: 57.9% 57.9% 2024 Men: 53.7% 53.7%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2011 Black: 10.8% 10.8% 2012 Black: 14.4% 14.4% 2013 Black: 11.4% 11.4% 2014 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2015 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2016 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2017 Black: 10.6% 10.6% 2018 Black: 11.4% 11.4% 2019 Black: 17.8% 17.8% 2020 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2021 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2022 Black: 17.6% 17.6% 2023 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2024 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2011 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2012 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2013 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2014 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2015 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2016 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2017 Hispanic: 17.9% 17.9% 2018 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2019 Hispanic: 15.0% 15.0% 2020 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2021 Hispanic: 17.1% 17.1% 2022 Hispanic: 13.4% 13.4% 2023 Hispanic: 23.5% 23.5% 2024 Hispanic: 22.4% 22.4% 2011 White: 69.4% 69.4% 2012 White: 71.1% 71.1% 2013 White: 67.5% 67.5% 2014 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2015 White: 66.3% 66.3% 2016 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2017 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2018 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2019 White: 55.1% 55.1% 2020 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2021 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2022 White: 57.7% 57.7% 2023 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2024 White: 53.4% 53.4% 2011 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 International: 3.7% 3.7%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2025 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2020 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2021 Black: 11.8% 11.8% 2022 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2023 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2024 Black: 16.9% 16.9% 2025 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2020 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5% 2021 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5% 2022 Hispanic: 18.7% 18.7% 2023 Hispanic: 17.6% 17.6% 2024 Hispanic: 21.2% 21.2% 2025 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2020 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2021 White: 47.5% 47.5% 2022 White: 44.2% 44.2% 2023 White: 39.3% 39.3% 2024 White: 43.6% 43.6% 2025 White: 41.9% 41.9% 2020 International: 10.6% 10.6% 2021 International: 10.4% 10.4% 2022 International: 9.8% 9.8% 2023 International: 11.5% 11.5% 2024 International: 10.5% 10.5% 2025 International: 8.4% 8.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Rockford University 232 42% / 58% 9% $61,560 59 98%
Computer Science 23 — 83% / 17% 9% $84,028 88 —
Computer Systems Analysis 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Chemistry — — — — $63,078 62 —
Mathematics 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $62,756 62 —
Biochemistry 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $61,259 58 —
Biology 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $58,988 53 —
Exercise Science 29 — 59% / 41% 10% $53,265 36 —
Nursing 29 — 14% / 86% 17% $78,286 84 99%
Accounting 12 — 67% / 33% 17% $72,748 79 —
Business Administration 17 — 35% / 65% 6% $71,992 78 95%
Economics 6 — 83% / 17% 50% $65,393 67 —
Marketing 9 — 56% / 44% 11% — — —
Organizational Leadership 5 — 0% / 100% 40% $71,992 78 95%
English 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $46,857 18 —
Family and Community Services 3 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
History 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,181 19 —
Human Development and Family Studies 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $50,776 29 95%
International Studies — — — — $53,474 37 —
Political Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,738 49 —
Psychology 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $45,128 15 94%
Sociology 1 — 0% / 100% 100% — — —
Sociology and Anthropology — — — — $47,270 19 —
Spanish 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,740 31 —
Early Childhood Education 14 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,939 16 100%
Education — — — — $46,877 18 —
Elementary Education 13 — 15% / 85% 0% $45,939 16 100%
Middle School Education 5 — 80% / 20% 20% — — —
Special Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,498 22 —
Art 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $39,743 7 —
Music — — — — $39,549 7 —
Theater 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $37,701 6 —
Criminology 14 — 43% / 57% 0% $55,186 42 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,902
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 31.2% 31.2% 2012 Graduated: 54.6% 54.6% 2013 Graduated: 39.5% 39.5% 2014 Graduated: 44.6% 44.6% 2015 Graduated: 41.6% 41.6% 2016 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3% 2017 Graduated: 41.5% 41.5% 2018 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1% 2019 Graduated: 41.1% 41.1% 2020 Graduated: 46.3% 46.3% 2021 Graduated: 31.7% 31.7% 2022 Graduated: 40.1% 40.1% 2023 Graduated: 38.3% 38.3% 2024 Graduated: 47.2% 47.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 33.9% 33.9% 2012 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2013 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2014 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2015 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2016 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2017 Men: 35.1% 35.1% 2018 Men: 33.8% 33.8% 2019 Men: 34.1% 34.1% 2020 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2021 Men: 20.9% 20.9% 2022 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 Men: 26.4% 26.4% 2024 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2011 Women: 29.5% 29.5% 2012 Women: 68.4% 68.4% 2013 Women: 39.3% 39.3% 2014 Women: 53.1% 53.1% 2015 Women: 52.3% 52.3% 2016 Women: 56.6% 56.6% 2017 Women: 51.0% 51.0% 2018 Women: 45.9% 45.9% 2019 Women: 46.0% 46.0% 2020 Women: 46.9% 46.9% 2021 Women: 45.2% 45.2% 2022 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Women: 56.9% 56.9% 2024 Women: 61.1% 61.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2012 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2013 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2014 Black: 11.8% 11.8% 2015 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2016 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2017 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2018 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2020 Black: 26.3% 26.3% 2021 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2022 Black: 28.0% 28.0% 2023 Black: 18.8% 18.8% 2024 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2013 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2014 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 Hispanic: 27.3% 27.3% 2016 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2% 2017 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2018 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7% 2022 Hispanic: 47.4% 47.4% 2023 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 White: 36.7% 36.7% 2012 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 White: 46.8% 46.8% 2014 White: 49.4% 49.4% 2015 White: 42.4% 42.4% 2016 White: 54.1% 54.1% 2017 White: 46.2% 46.2% 2018 White: 47.0% 47.0% 2019 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2020 White: 51.7% 51.7% 2021 White: 34.4% 34.4% 2022 White: 45.1% 45.1% 2023 White: 44.4% 44.4% 2024 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2022 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 International: 16.7% 16.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 25.0% 58 36% / 64% 14% $65,776 68 99%
Business & Economics 21.1% 49 49% / 51% 18% $71,229 77 95%
Education 15.1% 35 17% / 83% 3% $46,195 17 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 11.2% 26 38% / 62% 4% $48,472 22 95%
Computer Science 10.3% 24 79% / 21% 8% $84,028 88 —
Professional 6.0% 14 43% / 57% 0% $55,186 42 —
Arts 5.6% 13 23% / 77% 0% $38,801 6 —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 9 56% / 44% 0% $59,493 54 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 4 75% / 25% 0% $62,756 62 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 67%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 67% 67% 67%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 44.3% 44.3% 2012 Acceptance: 40.1% 40.1% 2013 Acceptance: 41.0% 41.0% 2014 Acceptance: 54.8% 54.8% 2015 Acceptance: 53.8% 53.8% 2016 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4% 2017 Acceptance: 46.6% 46.6% 2018 Acceptance: 49.0% 49.0% 2019 Acceptance: 54.2% 54.2% 2020 Acceptance: 50.8% 50.8% 2021 Acceptance: 66.8% 66.8% 2022 Acceptance: 54.9% 54.9% 2023 Acceptance: 57.2% 57.2% 2024 Acceptance: 92.9% 92.9% 2011 Yield: 22.9% 22.9% 2012 Yield: 18.2% 18.2% 2013 Yield: 25.7% 25.7% 2014 Yield: 13.6% 13.6% 2015 Yield: 13.9% 13.9% 2016 Yield: 9.9% 9.9% 2017 Yield: 13.6% 13.6% 2018 Yield: 12.2% 12.2% 2019 Yield: 12.2% 12.2% 2020 Yield: 20.6% 20.6% 2021 Yield: 17.9% 17.9% 2022 Yield: 11.0% 11.0% 2023 Yield: 11.2% 11.2% 2024 Yield: 13.4% 13.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,250 1,250 2012 Applicants: 1,455 1,455 2013 Applicants: 1,074 1,074 2014 Applicants: 1,978 1,978 2015 Applicants: 2,250 2,250 2016 Applicants: 3,013 3,013 2017 Applicants: 2,401 2,401 2018 Applicants: 2,682 2,682 2019 Applicants: 2,297 2,297 2020 Applicants: 2,021 2,021 2021 Applicants: 1,692 1,692 2022 Applicants: 2,779 2,779 2023 Applicants: 2,979 2,979 2024 Applicants: 1,721 1,721 2011 Admitted: 554 554 2012 Admitted: 584 584 2013 Admitted: 440 440 2014 Admitted: 1,084 1,084 2015 Admitted: 1,211 1,211 2016 Admitted: 1,640 1,640 2017 Admitted: 1,118 1,118 2018 Admitted: 1,315 1,315 2019 Admitted: 1,246 1,246 2020 Admitted: 1,027 1,027 2021 Admitted: 1,130 1,130 2022 Admitted: 1,526 1,526 2023 Admitted: 1,705 1,705 2024 Admitted: 1,599 1,599 2011 Enrolled: 127 127 2012 Enrolled: 106 106 2013 Enrolled: 113 113 2014 Enrolled: 147 147 2015 Enrolled: 168 168 2016 Enrolled: 163 163 2017 Enrolled: 152 152 2018 Enrolled: 161 161 2019 Enrolled: 152 152 2020 Enrolled: 212 212 2021 Enrolled: 202 202 2022 Enrolled: 168 168 2023 Enrolled: 191 191 2024 Enrolled: 214 214

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 35%
SAT Range 850 – 1070
SAT Math Range 400 – 530
SAT RW Range 450 – 530

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 868 868 2012 25th: 743 743 2013 25th: 816 816 2014 25th: 830 830 2015 25th: 830 830 2016 25th: 950 950 2017 25th: 840 840 2018 25th: 990 990 2019 25th: 960 960 2020 25th: 900 900 2021 25th: 880 880 2022 25th: 840 840 2023 25th: 850 850 2024 25th: 850 850 2011 75th: 1080 1080 2012 75th: 1070 1070 2013 75th: 1218 1218 2014 75th: 1140 1140 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1210 1210 2017 75th: 1060 1060 2018 75th: 1190 1190 2019 75th: 1140 1140 2020 75th: 1100 1100 2021 75th: 1120 1120 2022 75th: 1086 1086 2023 75th: 1070 1070 2024 75th: 1070 1070

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 458 458 2012 25th: 375 375 2013 25th: 453 453 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 410 410 2023 25th: 400 400 2024 25th: 400 400 2011 75th: 544 544 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 665 665 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 570 570 2017 75th: 530 530 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 530 530 2021 75th: 550 550 2022 75th: 528 528 2023 75th: 535 535 2024 75th: 535 535

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 368 368 2013 25th: 363 363 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 400 400 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 400 400 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 430 430 2023 25th: 450 450 2024 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 536 536 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 553 553 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 640 640 2017 75th: 530 530 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 558 558 2023 75th: 535 535 2024 75th: 535 535

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2015 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2016 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2017 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2018 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2019 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2020 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2021 Submitted: 46.0% 46.0% 2022 Submitted: 45.0% 45.0% 2023 Submitted: 30.0% 30.0% 2024 Submitted: 35.0% 35.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.