RU Global
Since 1910, Rockhurst University has been in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri, dedicated to learning, leadership, and service in the Jesuit tradition. Our purpose-driven community fosters belonging, curiosity and personal growth, producing graduates ready to make a meaningful impact.
International Student Resources
Rockhurst University is dedicated to supporting international students from the point of inquiry through graduation.
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How Can We Help You?
All undergraduate international students must live on campus for their first two years. Graduate students may be able to live in on-campus residences if there is space available.
Who are the Jesuits? What is Jesuit education?
The Jesuits are members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius of Loyola. Since the beginning, the Society of Jesus has prioritized education, ministry and outreach to the marginalized. Academic excellence, a value-oriented education, interdisciplinary studies, a global perspective and justice remain hallmarks of Jesuit education today. Rockhurst shares this 450-year-old tradition with 27 other Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and with hundreds of Jesuit schools, institutes, and educational works worldwide.
More than half of our students are not Catholic, but throughout their RU experience, they find that Jesuit values relate to their lives no matter their beliefs. Through our mission of learning, leadership, and service in the Jesuit tradition, Rockhurst cultivates a learning and living environment that encourages cura personalis, care and development of the whole person, through reflection and discernment.
