Rockhurst News

Rockhurst University’s online graduate business analytics and management MBA programs have earned recognition from U.S. News and World Reports as among the nation’s best.

Rockhurst University sponsors solidarity immersion trips both in the United States and abroad several times a year, giving students the opportunity to experience the world beyond campus or their home communities. Though service is a component of the trip, the students also learn about the perspectives and the people in the locations they travel to.

Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

Rockhurst University’s newest graduate degree is the Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Senior Sofia Valdespino was introduced to tennis at a young age. It was love at first sight.

Although he lives in Boise, Idaho, and wasn’t familiar with Rockhurst University, Ted Marconi, ’26 Ed.D., said that when he started to look for a doctoral program he knew he had found the right one when he encountered Rockhurst.

Recognizing ongoing efforts to meaningfully partner with neighbors and serve beyond its campus walls, Rockhurst University has earned the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

On Friday, hundreds of students in Rockhurst University’s graduate programs and the Bachelor of Science in nursing degree program were recognized after completing their programs in a series of ceremonies on campus.

Rockhurst University has received the NCAA Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence for achieving four-year Academic Success Rates of 90% or higher for the 15th consecutive year.

The air is cooler, the leaves are changing — is that allspice and nutmeg I smell?
As members of the Rockhurst University community prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with loved ones, here are a few of the things we’re especially grateful for this year: