Rockford University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Rockford University is a private master's university in Rockford, IL (city setting), with 968 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 57% of 2,979 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 850–1070 on the SAT and 17–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $52,900 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $24,098 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 38% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 1.07 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Rockford University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 38%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Rockford University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Rockford University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 20 | — | 4 | $75k | $3,740 | — | |
| Baseball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 54 | — | 1 | $310k | $5,747 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $226k | $8,362 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $129k | $9,888 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 5 | — | 1 | $31k | $6,139 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $32k | $5,325 | — | |
| Football | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 101 | — | 1 | $426k | $4,213 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $92k | $2,774 | — | |
| Softball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $121k | $4,663 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $94k | $8,528 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $85k | $4,264 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.