by our College Data Analytics TeamRush University earned 12 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 8 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #27 of 588 in Overall Diversity (Great Lakes), a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Rush University holds 12 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Explore our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 8 |
| Top 15% | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
Rush University is best known for Health Professions: 3 of its 11 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nutrition Science, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Health/Medical Admin Services.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Great Lakes) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Illinois) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Great Lakes) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Illinois) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Communication Sciences | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Health/Medical Admin Services | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Science | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Rush University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #47 of 510 in Most Popular Online for Nursing.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
Rush University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,243 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Rush University appears in 61 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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