Private for-profit · Community college

Rasmussen University-Illinois

Rockford, Illinois · Midsize city

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Transfer rate: $19,854
Avg net price: 43%
Grad / completion: $39,080
Median earnings

Rasmussen University-Illinois is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Rockford, Illinois (midsize city setting), enrolling 1,145 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,145 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersSnowy

About Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a city in Winnebago and Ogle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Rockford traces its roots to 1834, as the combined settlements of Midway were founded on both banks of the Rock River. On the west bank, Germanicus Kent and Thatcher Blake (with his slave Lewis Lemon) founded Kentville; the east bank was settled by Daniel Shaw Haight. Compared to Katowice by writer Leopold Tyrmand, Rockford possesses a wealth of notable architecture. The Lake-Peterson House, constructed by alderman John Lake in 1873 and preserved by Swedish industrialist Pehr August Peterson, is a notable example of Gothic Revival. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 5 miles to Rockford, IL
To Great Lakes shore: 60 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Chicago Rockford (RFD)

How Rasmussen University-Illinois compares

Graduation rate43%

Higher than 29% · #91 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention53%

Higher than 14%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,080

Higher than 66% · #31 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$19,854

Cheaper than 33% · #87 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$20,899

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment1,145

Larger than 74%

Percentiles compare Rasmussen University-Illinois with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women93281%
Men21319%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White14%
Black54%
Hispanic14%
Asian3.8%
Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,145
Student–faculty ratio: 6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 62%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 81%
Median family income: $25,124
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $60,741

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $14,078
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $34
Total cost of attendance: $27,601
Average net price: $19,854

Outcomes

Graduated: 43%
First-year retention: 53%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $41,436
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $39,080
Median debt at graduation: $20,899
Students with federal loans: 78%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 29%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

43%

Low-income (Pell)

40%

First-generation

43%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$19,000

$30–48k

$21,396

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

$24,604

$110k+

$17,655

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

18%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,410

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 18% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,410. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 93 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $39,080
Typical debt at graduation: $20,899
Debt vs. one year's pay: 53%
Out-earn a HS grad: 49%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$36,611

Men

$47,163

Men out-earn women by $10,552 (29%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 84°F
Winter low: 14°F
Annual rain: 37.2″
Annual snow: 37.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rockford Gtr Rockford AP, IL US station (7.1 mi from campus).

What Rasmussen University-Illinois graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

770 grads$68k 1 yr$76k 5 yr$31k debt

770$68,119$75,988$30,500 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

82 grads$33k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$13k debt

82$33,372$38,602$13,143 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCert.

79 grads$28k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$12k debt

79$28,038$27,895$12,358 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

52 grads$30k 1 yr$34k 5 yr$14k debt

52$29,532$34,231$14,042 Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

42 grads$32k 1 yr$34k 5 yr$17k debt

42$32,345$33,999$16,722 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

39 grads$35k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$27k debt

39$35,350$35,777$26,612 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

35 grads$44k 1 yr$51k 5 yr$26k debt

35$43,736$50,641$25,555 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

29 grads$28k 1 yr$34k 5 yr$23k debt

29$28,337$33,916$23,086 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

25 grads$51k 1 yr$61k 5 yr$25k debt

25$51,036$60,743$25,000 Accounting and Related ServicesCert.

13 grads$48k 1 yr— 5 yr$13k debt

13$47,506—$13,047 Human Resources Management and ServicesAssoc.

12 grads$46k 1 yr$54k 5 yr$27k debt

12$45,969$53,717$26,536 Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

11 grads$34k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$27k debt

11$33,870$35,574$26,882

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.