Rockhurst University is a private Jesuit liberal arts university with a campus in Kansas City. Like other universities with religious affiliations, the university emphasizes volunteering and service learning.
The university offers multiple volunteer opportunities, including service trips like the Missouri River Relief, where students help clean debris from the nation's longest river. The school offers a Service Transcript program in which students can receive two transcripts when they graduate — one for their academic work and one for their volunteer work.
For spiritual work, the university hosts a weekly campus ministry. It also offers week-long mission trips to both domestic and international locations, encouraging students to engage in activities promoting solidarity and social justice; recent destinations include Alabama, Guatemala, Belize and the Dominican Republic. Trips focus on different subjects and fields of study, meaning there’s something for everybody each semester.
Rockhurst’s 3,300 undergraduate students can choose from over 50 majors and much of the teaching takes place in a small-class setting. (The average class size is 25.) The most popular programs are in the health professions, and the nursing program is very well regarded.
Students can join any of eight fraternities and sororities on campus. While sports aren't a huge campus draw, the university's Division II men's and women's soccer programs are strong.
