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Rock Valley College academics

Rockford, Illinois · Public · 5,480 undergrads

Rock Valley College has 5,480 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.

The short answers

5,480
undergraduates.
50%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
5,480
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
60%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
50%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
23.7 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$31,236

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

WhiteCollege Scorecard
54%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
26%
BlackCollege Scorecard
9.2%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
4%
AsianCollege Scorecard
3.7%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
1.9%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.3%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%

Degrees awarded in a year

Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
819
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
123
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
30

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers