by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Rush University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Rush University was awarded 43 badges in the 2026 rankings.
Rush University Medical Center was not ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
At Rush University Medical Center, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That’s much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunities to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Rush University is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
In the current academic year, there are 120 undergraduates at Rush University Medical Center.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Rush University.
The overall average net price of Rush University Medical Center is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Rush University Medical Center, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Rush University Medical Center, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $11,417 a year. That adds up to $45,668 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate 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. Get more details about paying for Rush University.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Rush University make about $75,194 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Rush University graduates since it is 53% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year.
Rush University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life. Get more details about the location of Rush University.
Contact information for Rush University are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 600 S. Paulina St. STE 440, Chicago, IL 60612 |
| Phone: | 3129427100 |
| Website: | WWW.RUSHU.RUSH.EDU |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/RushUniversity |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/RushUniversity |
In the latest year of available data, students from 4 majors graduated from Rush University. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 944 | NA |
| Nursing | 387 | $69,579 |
| Medicine | 148 | $58,477 |
| Allied Health Professions | 94 | $102,356 |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 69 | $71,429 |
| Communication Sciences | 62 | $58,557 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 35 | $58,420 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 34 | NA |
| Biotechnology | 30 | $27,781 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 23 | NA |
Online courses are 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.
133 students took at least one online class at Rush University.
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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