Rockhurst University

Rockhurst University

Latin: Universitas Rockhurstensis
Former names	Rockhurst College (1910–1998)
Motto	Sapientia Aedificavit Sibi Domum (Latin)
Motto in English	Wisdom has built herself a home
Type	Private nonprofit research coeducational
Established	1910; 107 years ago (1910)
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Endowment	US $34.7 million
President	Rev. Thomas Curran, SJ
Students	2,801
Undergraduates	2,130
Postgraduates	671
Location	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Campus	Urban 55 acres (22.3 ha)
Colors	Blue and white
Athletics	NCAA Division II – GLVC
Sports	14 varsity sports teams (6 men's and 8 women's)
Nickname	Hawks
Mascot	Hawk
Affiliations	Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Website	www.rockhurst.edu

Rockhurst University is a private, coeducational Jesuit university located in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College, the school adheres to the motto etched into the stone of the campus bell tower: "Learning, Leadership, and Service in the Jesuit Tradition." It is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Rockhurst University is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Helzberg School of Management recently gained accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Rockhurst was ranked as number 19 in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report rankings of the Best Universities – Masters Midwest category, and Rockhurst has consistently appeared in the top fifteen universities in this category. In August 2009, Forbes magazine and the Center for College Affordability & Productivity (CCAP) published its annual college rankings list of America's Best Colleges. Of the more than 4,000 collegiate institutions in the United States, Forbes and the CCAP ranked Rockhurst University No. 250 in the nation and No. 3 in Missouri.

In 1909, Fr. Michael Dowling, S.J., the founder of Rockhurst, purchased 25 acres (10.1 ha) of land at 53rd Street and Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri for $50,000. Rockhurst was chartered by the state as Rockhurst College in August 1910. It included the Academy of Rockhurst College, an institution of secondary education which became Rockhurst High School in 1923, though the two remained under a single corporate umbrella until the high school moved onto its own campus in 1962.