Originally created in 1847 as
Rockford Female Seminary, Rockford College is located in
Winnebago County, IL, and has an enrollment of about 1300. Student housing is available for 505.
Rockford is one of only ten colleges in the state of Illinois that offers membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Others include Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and Loyola University-Chicago.
Academic Divisions (and a sample of Deparments) include Arts and Humanities (Classics;Philosophy); Science, Mathematics and Nursing (Computer Science; Physics) and Social/Behavioral Science and Education (Child Development and Education; Political Science).
Graduate Programs include the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) and the Master of Business Administration (MBA).
