Rockford University

What are the graduation rates for students at Rockford University?

Rockford University's reported six-year graduation rate is 47% for the measured cohort of first-time, full-time students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Its reported four-year rate is 34%. These measures follow entering cohorts over specified periods; they are not the percentage of everyone on campus who graduates in a given year.

The difference between the two rates indicates that some students in the measured cohort completed after four years but within six. The reported first-year retention rate is 65%, meaning that proportion of the relevant first-time cohort returned the following fall. None of these measures, on its own, explains why students stay, leave, transfer, or take longer to finish.

Transfers, part-time students, and many adult learners are not represented in the traditional first-time, full-time graduation-rate cohort in the same way. An applicant comparing schools should pair these outcomes with a realistic course plan, particularly if a major has prerequisites, clinical placements, or courses offered in a fixed sequence.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Rockford University?

Federal College Scorecard field-of-study figures offer a limited look at earnings roughly one year after completion for certain Rockford University programs. Reported figures include $58,920 for registered nursing, $42,730 for business administration and management, and approximately $34,000 for each of two reported teacher-education categories.

These are program-specific early-career earnings measures for the students included in the Scorecard's federal-aid-based reporting population, not starting salaries promised to every graduate. The published field-of-study measure is a median: half of the included earners are above it and half below it. It does not describe every alumnus, account for individual borrowing, or predict earnings later in a career. Differences in occupation, location, work hours, additional schooling, and the size of a reported program's cohort also matter.

Career support is a separate consideration from earnings outcomes. Reported Rockford services include individual and group career counseling, résumé and interview assistance, job-search resources, employer recruitment, career events, and opportunities to connect with alumni. Students seeking internships should check the requirements and available placements in their specific major; an internship is not reported as a university-wide graduation requirement.