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The Rush University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Rush University have a good student to faculty ratio?

Use the student to faculty ratio, as well as the faculty composition to get an idea of how much attention you'll receive as an individual student at Rush University .

Student to Faculty Ratio is Well Above Average

Student to faculty ratio is a common metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 5 students for every one instructional faculty member, Rush University ranks among the best colleges when compared to the national average of 15.

Instructional Staff at the College

The following table shows all the employees the school considers instructional, and therefore, part of the above student-to-faculty ratio. These include both those employees designated as either "primarily instructional" or as "instructional combined with research/public service". It does not include employees that have been identified by Rush University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees3822859774.6%
Total of Those With Faculty Status3822859774.6%
Tenured Faculty57451278.9%
On Tenure Track1991455472.9%
Not on Tenure Track126953175.4%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants----

This School is Seriously Committed to Hiring Full-Time Teachers

Rush University's utilization of full-time teaching staff ranks among the highest in the nation, with 75.0% of instructors employed full time.

Low Percentage of Part-Time Teachers (Adjuncts)

At Rush University , only 8.0% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This use of adjuncts is far below the national average of 51.4%, which could be indicative of Rush University's commitment to building a strong, long-term instructional team.

Colleges often use part-time professors and adjuncts to teach courses, rather than full-time faculty. This hiring practice is primarily a way to save money amid increasingly tight budgets. However, it is a controversial practice with strong views on either side. We encourage you to understand this topic more deeply, and how the colleges you are interested in approach faculty hiring. It's your education and your money on the line. Make sure you know what you are getting for it.

Additional Information

Reliance on Graduate Assistants Unknown

We were not able to determine Rush University's reliance on graduate students.

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