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Rush University Data & Information Overview

120 awards Ranking Badges
0% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Rush University Ranked?

Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Rush University was awarded 120 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

Rush University was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Rush University?

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Rush University Faculty

5 to 1 Student to Faculty
75% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Rush University is an impressive 5 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Rush University is 75%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  75 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Rush University

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Rush University Undergraduate Student Diversity

52 Full-Time Undergraduates
65.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
78.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 104 undergraduates at Rush University with 52 being full-time and 52 being part-time.

How Much Does Rush University Cost?

The student loan default rate at Rush University is 0.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Rush University Graduates Make?

$73,727 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Rush University with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $73,727 in their early years. This is good news for future Rush University graduates since it is 74% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Rush University

Illinois State
52 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Rush University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Rush University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 600 S. Paulina St. Ste 440, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-942-7100
Website: www.rushu.rush.edu/

Rush University Majors

17 Majors With Completions
33 Undergraduate Degrees
741 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 17 majors graduated from Rush University. Of these students, 33 received undergraduate degrees and 741 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Allied Health Professions 27 $69,909
Health Sciences & Services 6 NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 NA
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 NA
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 NA
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 NA
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 $59,535
Communication Sciences 0 NA
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Rush University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Rush University

64% Take At Least One Class Online
31% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 1,857 students took at least one online class at Rush University. This is a decrease from the 2,057 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,857 907
2019-2020 2,057 939
2018-2019 1,451 574
2017-2018 1,471 565
2016-2017 1,578 453

Learn more about online learning at Rush University.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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