Rockford University Business Programs

Rockford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The location of Rockford is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Rockford University?

Contact details for Rockford are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5050 E State St, Rockford, IL 61108-2311
Phone:	815-226-4186
Website:	www.rockford.edu

How Do I Get Into Rockford?

You can apply to Rockford online at: www.rockford.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Rockford

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rockford?

Rockford has an acceptance rate of 55%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 46% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to Rockford submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 558. Math scores were between 410 and 528.

Rockford received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 21. Math scores were between 14 and 0. Composite scores were between 12 and 20.

Can I Afford Rockford University?

The overall average net price of Rockford is $33,088. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Rockford, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $7,023 a year. That adds up to $28,092 over four years for those students.

Rockford University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 987 undergraduate students at Rockford, with 899 being full-time and 88 being part-time.

There are also 244 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 899 full-time undergraduates at Rockford, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rockford University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	119
Hispanic or Latino	178
White	412
International Students	82
Other Races/Ethnicities	92

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Rockford University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at Rockford. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico.

Online Learning at Rockford University

In 2022-2023, 767 students took at least one online class at the school.

Rockford University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	30	46	76
General Economics	7	0	7
Accounting	6	0	6
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	3	0	3
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0
TOTAL	46	46	92

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.