Graduate Tuition and Fees - Arts & Sciences

Academic Year 2025-26

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Note: Summer 2025 costs are included in the lower section of the page.

Master of Education and Graduate Certificates Tuition
Tuition per credit hour	$560
Tuition per credit hour – Alumni discount (limit one course per semester)	$280
Tuition per credit hour for K-12 educators at faith-based schools	$340
Tuition per credit hour for BJC Health System/Saint Luke’s employees	$504

Doctorate of Education Tuition
Tuition per credit hour	$832
Tuition per credit hour for K-12 educators at faith-based schools	$782
Tuition per credit hour for BJC Health System/Saint Luke’s employees	$749

Master of Education/Doctorate of Education Fees
Student activity fee (full‐time students), per semester	$145
Student activity fee (part‐time students), per credit hour	$12.40
University fee (full‐time students) per semester	$163
University fee (part‐time students), per credit hour	$20.62
Technology fee (full-time students), per semester	$190
Technology fee (part-time students), per credit hour	$17.80

Other Graduate Fees
Late filing of degree candidacy application	$50
Late payment fee	$150
Late semester exams (each exam)	$20
Liability insurance	$50
Matriculation (all first-year- enrolling students)	$60
Student health insurance**	$2,900
Replacement of student ID	$25
Returned check fee	$30
Parking fee per semester	$135
Graduation fee – masters	$220
Graduation fee – doctoral	$250

Summer 2025, Academic Year 2024-25

Master of Education and Graduate Certificates Tuition
Tuition per credit hour	$550
Tuition per credit hour – Alumni discount (limit one course per semester)	$275
Tuition per credit hour for K-12 educators at faith-based schools	$335
Tuition per credit hour for Saint Luke's Health System employees	$495

Doctorate of Education Tuition
Tuition per credit hour	$816
Tuition per credit hour for K-12 educators at faith-based schools	$766
Tuition per credit hour for Saint Luke's Health System employees	$734

Other Graduate Fees
Late filing of degree candidacy application	$50
Late payment fee	$150
Late semester exams (each exam)	$20
Liability insurance	$50
Matriculation (all first-year- enrolling students)	$60
Student health insurance**	$2,930
Replacement of student ID	$25
Returned check fee	$30
Parking fee per semester	$132.50
Graduation fee – masters	$220
Graduation fee – doctoral	$250

Master of Education/Doctorate of Education Fees
# Student activity fee (full‐time students), per semester	$143
# Student activity fee (part‐time students), per credit hour	$12.25
University fee (full‐time students) per semester	$163
University fee (part‐time students), per credit hour	$20.62
Technology fee (full-time students), per semester	$185
Technology fee (part-time students), per credit hour	$17.30

Room & Board

Student Housing Contract

Note: Grad tuition and fees are subject to change without notice

*The Parking Fee is no longer mandatory. If you are parking a vehicle on campus, you must opt-in and request a parking permit. The parking opt-in process can be found on your RU portal by clicking on the “Rockweb” icon and following the steps given in the student's billing email. Once you opt-in for a parking permit, you will be charged a non-refundable parking fee. You must opt-in for the parking permit each semester.

**Student health insurance rates shown are an estimate and subject to change; additional coverage options are available based on enrollment status and election of spouse and/or child coverage. University-sponsored student health insurance is required for all international students. Full-time undergraduate and graduate students who provide proof of equivalent health insurance coverage through an online waiver system by the established deadline will not be required to purchase the University plan. Part-time undergraduate and graduate students are invited to purchase the health insurance plan as needed. For more information, please visit Health Information & Services.

# Student activity fees are not required for Summer 2025.

Graduate Student Discount Programs

Alumni Discount

RU alumni receive a 50% discount off the regular tuition rate for one course. The course needs to be at the same level as the degree received.
EMBA alumni receive a 100% discount off the regular tuition rate for one course.
Rockhurst BSN and Benedictine College BSN alumni receive two free credits toward the MSN course NUA 5300 - Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice.

(Save and email it to the Registrar's Office at registrar@rockhurst.edu. Restrictions apply.)

BJC/Saint Luke's Health System Employee - Graduate Students

Employees of the BJC/Saint Luke’s Health System who are graduate students receive up to a 20% tuition discount.

(Submit every semester with a screenshot of your paystub attached)

Military Service Members and Veterans

Rockhurst offers a 10% tuition discount for Military service members and veterans enrolled in a graduate business degree or certificate program.

(Submit each academic year)

Alumni of a Jesuit College or University (AJCU)

Rockhurst offers a 10% tuition discount for alumni of a Jesuit College or University enrolled in a graduate business degree or certificate program.

(Submit each academic year with a copy of your transcript)

Displaced Federal Workers

Rockhurst offers a 10% tuition discount on specific graduate-level programs for Federal Workers who have been recently displaced and are experiencing economic hardship.

60+ Discount

Students aged 60 and above are eligible for a discounted rate. Fill out and save the , then email it to the Registrar's office at registrar@rockhurst.edu.

Credit course – $265 per course
Non-credit course – 50% of the regular tuition rate for one course

Ed.D. and M.Ed. Faith-Based Educator

K-12 educators at faith-based schools receive a discount on the standard MEd and EDD rates. Email admissions@rockhurst.edu to see if you qualify.

For more information about any discount program, contact our 91�� team.

Undergraduate student discounts can be found here.

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