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Rockford University

Rockford University is a private campus in Rockford proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Rockford University — 7.7% of its 972 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$21,950

family income
under $30k

$20,840

$30–48k

$21,448

$48–75k

$24,280

$75–110k

$26,869

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$22,4362023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Rockford University rose from $19,234 (2008) to $22,436 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,234
2009	$19,999
2010	$18,970
2011	$21,903
2012	$22,544
2013	$20,977
2014	$21,201
2015	$23,231
2016	$20,601
2017	$21,436
2018	$22,197
2019	$24,103
2020	$23,040
2021	$27,551
2022	$23,066
2023	$22,436

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$49,1692024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Rockford University rose from $34,150 (2009) to $49,169 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$34,150
2010	$34,302
2011	$34,700
2012	$35,872
2013	$37,253
2014	$37,127
2015	$38,033
2016	$39,242
2017	$40,559
2018	$40,569
2019	$41,928
2020	$43,866
2021	$43,892
2022	$45,985
2023	$47,033
2024	$49,169

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,800
2001	$17,450
2002	$18,320
2003	$20,210
2004	$21,200
2005	$22,460
2006	$22,460
2007	$22,950
2008	$23,500
2013	$26,710
2014	$27,530
2015	$28,330
2016	$29,180
2017	$30,050
2018	$30,930
2019	$32,100
2020	$33,050
2021	$34,000
2022	$35,050
2023	$37,300

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $37,780 before grants and other attendance costs. At Rockford University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 972 — Rockford University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

47.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Rockford University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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47.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Rockford University has wandered from Fall 1993 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 71.7% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 47.2%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	46.8%
1992 cohort	—
1993 cohort	51.8%
1994 cohort	68%
1995 cohort	71.7%
1996 cohort	47.4%
1997 cohort	44%
1998 cohort	45.5%
1999 cohort	41.4%
2000 cohort	44.1%
2001 cohort	33.6%
2002 cohort	37.9%
2003 cohort	44.2%
2004 cohort	39.6%
2005 cohort	31.2%
2006 cohort	54.6%
2007 cohort	39.5%
2008 cohort	44.6%
2009 cohort	41.6%
2010 cohort	49.3%
2011 cohort	41.5%
2012 cohort	38.1%
2013 cohort	41.1%
2014 cohort	46.3%
2015 cohort	31.7%
2016 cohort	40.1%
2017 cohort	38.3%
2018 cohort	47.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,062	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,000	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,950	$5,265
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,771	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,250	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,100	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,113	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	—	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,875	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,750	$11,625
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,071	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$11,929
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,125	$9,614
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$7,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$9,350
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,274	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$45,847

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$51,281

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,794

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Rockford University admitted 1,599 of 1,721 applicants in Fall 2024. The 92.9% rate describes that application pool.

92.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $37,300 tuition · 2023–24 972 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 850–10701600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Rockford University received 1,721 applications and admitted 1,599 (92.9%), with 214 enrolling.

Rockford University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Rockford University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 450–535 and Math was 400–535 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 850–1070 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	450	490	535
SAT Math	400	450	535
ACT Composite	17	20	23

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

92.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	60.3%
Fall 2002	58.8%
Fall 2003	54.1%
Fall 2004	54.1%
Fall 2005	49.4%
Fall 2006	51.6%
Fall 2007	51.1%
Fall 2008	67%
Fall 2009	82.7%
Fall 2010	42.6%
Fall 2011	44.3%
Fall 2012	40.1%
Fall 2013	41%
Fall 2014	54.8%
Fall 2015	53.8%
Fall 2016	54.4%
Fall 2017	46.6%
Fall 2018	49%
Fall 2019	54.2%
Fall 2020	50.8%
Fall 2021	66.8%
Fall 2022	54.9%
Fall 2023	57.2%
Fall 2024	92.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

850–1070Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	830	1310
Fall 2006	790	1015
Fall 2007	890	970
Fall 2009	845	1073
Fall 2010	1040	1183
Fall 2011	868	1080
Fall 2012	743	1070
Fall 2013	816	1218
Fall 2014	830	1140
Fall 2015	830	1080
Fall 2016	950	1210
Fall 2017	840	1060
Fall 2018	990	1190
Fall 2019	960	1140
Fall 2020	900	1100
Fall 2021	880	1120
Fall 2022	840	1086
Fall 2023	850	1070
Fall 2024	850	1070

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–23Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	25
Fall 2002	18	24
Fall 2003	21	25
Fall 2004	22	28
Fall 2005	21	29
Fall 2006	19	23
Fall 2007	18	24
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	20	24
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	18	23
Fall 2012	18	23
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	19	24
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	19	23
Fall 2018	19	23
Fall 2019	18	25
Fall 2020	16	23
Fall 2021	18	23
Fall 2022	12	20
Fall 2023	17	23
Fall 2024	17	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

972Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Rockford University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,037 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 972.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	954
Fall 2003	850
Fall 2004	863
Fall 2005	852
Fall 2006	866
Fall 2007	862
Fall 2008	861
Fall 2009	858
Fall 2010	835
Fall 2011	985
Fall 2012	989
Fall 2013	963
Fall 2014	1,017
Fall 2015	1,033
Fall 2016	1,037
Fall 2017	1,018
Fall 2018	972
Fall 2019	943
Fall 2020	1,000
Fall 2021	956
Fall 2022	908
Fall 2023	956
Fall 2024	972

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

65%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Rockford University fell from 73% (Fall 2003) to 65% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	73%
Fall 2004 cohort	61%
Fall 2005 cohort	62%
Fall 2006 cohort	57%
Fall 2007 cohort	66%
Fall 2008 cohort	64%
Fall 2009 cohort	61%
Fall 2010 cohort	69%
Fall 2011 cohort	61%
Fall 2012 cohort	58%
Fall 2013 cohort	64%
Fall 2014 cohort	65%
Fall 2015 cohort	66%
Fall 2016 cohort	66%
Fall 2017 cohort	66%
Fall 2018 cohort	66%
Fall 2019 cohort	66%
Fall 2020 cohort	66%
Fall 2021 cohort	64%
Fall 2022 cohort	70%
Fall 2023 cohort	65%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Rockford University

48.4% of Rockford University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Rockford University as a primarily residential campus of 972 undergraduates — and 65.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Rockford University's SAT section-percentile sums are 850–1070 — their midpoint is below the IL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Rockford University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Rockford University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Rockford University92.9%

Illinois median77%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Rockford University$37,780

Illinois median$31,360

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Rockford University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Rockford University$54,794

Illinois median$58,572

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Rockford University, Illinois and national reference values
Metric & basis	Rockford University	Illinois median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	92.9%	77%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$37,780	$31,360	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,794	$58,572	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Rockford University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Rockford University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$70,537
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,331
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,780
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$46,642

These 4 fields listed for Rockford University measure earnings after completion. The $54,794 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 32 additional Rockford University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Rockford University report?

Rockford University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 850–1070 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Rockford University's acceptance rate?

92.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,599 admitted from 1,721 applicants.

How much does Rockford University cost?

At Rockford University, tuition is $37,780. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Rockford University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,794. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Illinois

Roosevelt University — 97.2% admitted
Dominican University — 90.3% admitted
University of Illinois Springfield — 85.9% admitted
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale — 86.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.