Roosas æresbevisninger inkluderer NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Johnson Space Center Superior Achievement Award (1970), Air Force Command Pilot Astronaut Wings, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Arnold Air Societys John F. Kennedy Award (1971), City of New York Gold Medal (1971), American Astronautical Societys Flight Achievement Award (1971), Order of Tehad (1973) og Order of the Central African Empire (1973). I tillegg er en barneskole i Claremore i Oklahoma navngitt til hans ære. Roosa fikk en PMD fra Harvard Business School i Cambridge i Massachusetts i 1973 og en æresdoktorgrad i rettsvitenskap fra University of St. Thomas i Houston i 1971.