Private nonprofit · University

Rochester Christian University

Rochester Hills, Michigan · Large suburb

97.7%
Admit rate
$21,456
Avg net price
44%
Graduation rate
$48,707
Median earnings

Rochester Christian University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Rochester Hills, Michigan (large suburb setting), enrolling 792 undergraduates. It has a Churches of Christ religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 792 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 98% admitNAIA Division ICold wintersSnowy

About Rochester Hills, Michigan

Rochester Hills is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The first European settler was James Graham who arrived in 1817. Avon Township was organized in 1835. Also in 1948 a post office was established under the name of Brooklands for the area between Auburn Road and Hamlin Road just to the west of Dequindre Road. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
24 miles to Detroit, MI
To Great Lakes shore
25 miles
Nearest airport
33 miles to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) · major hub

How Rochester Christian University compares

Selectivity97.7%

More selective than 8% · #40 most selective of 43 in Michigan

Graduation rate44%

Higher than 29% · #37 of 44 in Michigan

First-year retention60%

Higher than 13%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,707

Higher than 35% · #35 of 45 in Michigan

Average net price$21,456

Cheaper than 43% · #33 cheapest of 44 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$24,475

Lower than 42%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment792

Larger than 31%

Percentiles compare Rochester Christian University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

824students
  • Undergraduate79296%
  • Graduate324%

Undergraduates by gender

792undergrads
  • Women52566%
  • Men26734%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White63%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic4.2%
  • Asian1.6%
  • Other or multiracial15%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
792
Graduate enrollment
32
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$32,020
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$58,284
Endowment
$4,936,837

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

Admissions

Admission rate
97.7%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$29,196
Room & board
$10,486
Books & supplies
$2,130
Total cost of attendance
$41,787
Average net price
$21,456

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
44%
Graduated on time (4 years)
28%
First-year retention
60%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,813
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,707
Median debt at graduation
$24,475
Students with federal loans
50%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

About 17% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
28%
Low-income (Pell)
44%
First-generation
47%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
331
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
42%
Housing charge (year)
$5,244
Meal plan (year)
$4,556
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
356 (193 men · 163 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (13)

Soccer53
Basketball39
Wrestling36
Baseball35
Other Sports31
Bowling29
Track and Field (Indoor)23
Track and Field (Outdoor)23
Cross Country20
Softball19
Volleyball19
Golf15
Lacrosse14

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,193 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.3
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$18,463
$30–48k
$17,173
$48–75k
$19,771
$75–110k
$20,596
$110k+
$25,821

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$90,242

$19,771/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$13,238
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 100% — get grant money from Rochester Christian University itself, averaging $13,238, which softens the sticker price.

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 222 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)
$48,707
Typical debt at graduation
$24,475
Debt vs. one year's pay
50%
Out-earn a HS grad
56%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.0 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
$44,694
Men
$54,159

Men out-earn women by $9,465 (21%) 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
82°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
33.9″
Annual snow
36″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pontiac Wwtp, MI US station (6 mi from campus).

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.