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Rockford College has garnered numerous distinctions in recent years, making it an institution that stands out. Here are the most notable: 

Phi Beta Kappa
One of 11 colleges in Illinois and 280 in the country with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, the oldest and most prestigious liberal arts academic honor society

Ability to Add Value for Students
Named to the prestigious Colleges of Distinction group of 200 institutions recognized for their ability to add value for students through a broad commitment to enhancing student achievement. Colleges of Distinction are noted for their strong focus on teaching, wide variety of innovative learning experiences, opportunities for personal development and their high value to graduate schools and employers for students’ outstanding preparation

Community Partnerships
Named one of only 64 colleges and universities by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive a new designation for universities notable for civic engagement

"College with a Conscience"
One of 81 US colleges and universities in the Princeton Review book, Colleges with a Conscience, recognizing Rockford College’s strong ethos of civic engagement and the opportunities for community service offered to our students

Access through Economic Diversity
US News and World Report ranking of 9th among 130 Midwestern "master's universities" for economic diversity (2007) - important recognition of our long-standing and successful effort to promote access for qualified students to excellent higher education, irrespective of the financial means of those students and their families

Student Engagement Leads to Satisfaction

Shown by the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement as performing at or above U.S. norms on virtually all measures of student engagement in students' education. In a recent alumni survey, 91% indicated that they were either satisfied or very satisfied with their overall experience as a student at Rockford College

"Best in the Midwest" for Seven Years Running
One of 158 colleges in the Midwest to receive the designation, which is based on student opinion data compiled by The Princeton Review and the Review’s standards for academic excellence within each region

 

Named to the 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, one of only 83 colleges in the U.S. to receive this honor, based on innovative and effective community service and service learning programs