Inside Academics at Rush University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Rush University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, Rush University offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. Rush University employs 58% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Rush University offers 12 majors with reported completions across 3 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Rush University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Rush University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Rush University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Rush University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 133 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students. Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Rush University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Rush University — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Rush University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at Rush University — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at Rush University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Rush University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies