Private nonprofitMedical
Rush University
Total enrollment
2,769
peer median 1,534
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About
Rush University is a health science institution located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1972, it offers over 40 degree and certificate programs across multiple disciplines, including medicine and nursing, and has a student body of more than 2,700 individuals representing 18 countries.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 20 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
20
Passing
11
55.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
20programs
- Passing11 · 55.0%
- No Data9 · 45.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
9
No data
9
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$70,764
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+14.4%
+$8,910
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+14.4%
$70,764 vs $61,854
Nutrition Sciences
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$64,283
$53,607
National Same-Field BA Median
+19.9%
+$10,676
Nutrition Sciences
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+19.9%
$64,283 vs $53,607
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$82,177
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+32.9%
+$20,323
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.9%
$82,177 vs $61,854
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$91,030
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+47.2%
+$29,176
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+47.2%
$91,030 vs $61,854
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$97,168
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+57.1%
+$35,314
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+57.1%
$97,168 vs $61,854
Biotechnology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
$85,207
$53,672
National Same-Field BA Median
+58.8%
+$31,535
Biotechnology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+58.8%
$85,207 vs $53,672
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$120,520
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+94.8%
+$58,666
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+94.8%
$120,520 vs $61,854
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$132,917
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+114.9%
+$71,063
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+114.9%
$132,917 vs $61,854
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$202,604
$97,168
209%
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$202,604 debt · $97,168 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$70,147
$70,764
99%
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$70,147 debt · $70,764 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$77,499
$91,030
85%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$77,499 debt · $91,030 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$68,174
$82,177
83%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$68,174 debt · $82,177 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$102,369
$149,869
68%
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$102,369 debt · $149,869 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$76,433
$132,917
58%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$76,433 debt · $132,917 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$66,226
$120,520
55%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$66,226 debt · $120,520 earn
Biotechnology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
$35,613
$85,207
42%
Biotechnology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
$35,613 debt · $85,207 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1974Next review Aug 2029
Programmatic accreditations · 16
Action history · 21
- Oct 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
- Sep 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
- May 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
- Jan 2024Approved for Distance EducationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 55 students received $365K in Pell grants, alongside $81.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
55
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$365K
$365,243 total
Direct Loans
$81.9M
2,703 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$361K
61 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$399K
56 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$43.0M
1,509 loan awards
Parent PLUS$103K
3 loan awards
Grad PLUS$38.0M
1,074 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 572 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
572
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
0.3%-9.0
2017
0.4%-8.8
2018
0.3%-6.7
2019
0.0%-2.3
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Rush
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs25
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
870 total completions
01Health Professions
81293.3%
01Health Professions
81293.3%
02Biological Sciences
374.3%
02Biological Sciences
374.3%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
212.4%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
212.4%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
2,769
12-mo unduplicated
3,293
Undergraduate
157
Graduate
3,136
Gender split
Men
22%720
Women
78%2,573
Race / ethnicity composition
Hispanic
44.2%
White
26.9%
Black
19.2%
Unknown
6.7%
Asian
1.0%
Two or more
1.0%
Non-resident
1.0%
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
23.72
66 offenses · 2,782 students
3-year trend
13.502 yrs ago22.301 yr ago23.72Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
169
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
63
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Motor vehicle theft
31
Aggravated assault
24
Robbery
5
Fondling
4
Rape
1
Burglary
1
By location
66total
- On campus25
- Public property41
VAWA offenses
20
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
3
Stalking
24 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons30
Drugs10
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Data quality: 8 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
968
Rush vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Rush selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRush University | — | — | 2,769 | — | — |
| — | — | 3,466 | — | — | |
| — | — | 778 | — | — | |
| — | — | 814 | — | — | |
| — | — | 870 | — | — | |
| — | — | 590 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,534 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,617 | — | — | |
| — | — | 665 | $23,384 | — | |
| — | — | 2,109 | — | — | |
| — | — | 4,133 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,226 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,567 | — | — | |
| — | — | 3,738 | — | — | |
| — | — | 967 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,471 | — | — | |
| — | — | 665 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,901 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,021 | — | — | |
| — | 0.0% | 1,144 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,600 | — | — | |
| — | — | 346 | — | — | |
| — | — | 3,665 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | — | 0.0% | 1,534 | $23,384 |
Institutions like Rush
Explore the federal data for institutions in Rush's comparison group.
- Missouri
A T Still University of Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,466Net price—View data - Alabama
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment778Net price—View data - New York
Albany Medical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment814Net price—View data - Arkansas
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment870Net price—View data - California
California University of Science and Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment590Net price—View data - Iowa
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,534Net price—View data - Virginia
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,617Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment665Net price$23,384View data - Missouri
Kansas City University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,109Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,133Net price—View data - Tennessee
Meharry Medical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,226Net price—View data - Illinois
Midwestern University-Downers Grove
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,567Net price—View data - Arizona
Midwestern University-Glendale
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,738Net price—View data - Georgia
Morehouse School of Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment967Net price—View data - New York
New York Medical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,471Net price—View data - Washington
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment665Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,901Net price—View data - Illinois
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,021Net price—View data - California
Touro University California
Grad rate—Admit rate0.0%Enrollment1,144Net price—View data - Nevada
Touro University Nevada
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,600Net price—View data - Michigan
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment346Net price—View data - California
Western University of Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,665Net price—View data
Rush Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
312-942-7100
Address
600 S. Paulina St. Chicago, Illinois 60612
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness at Rush University provides resources such as the annual report, fact books, and enrollment statistics. The page offers links to data request forms, survey summaries, and external educational data sources. Contact information and office address are also provided.
Visit IR office pageTeam
1 member
- Danny Lambouths III, PhDDirector, Institutional Research
Common Data Set
Rush's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data dictionaryData Dictionary for radcmotintThis data dictionary provides detailed descriptions of 265 variables related to cohort study designs, clinical and pathologic variables, neuroimaging, nutrition, and various physical and cognitive tests. It is designed to aid in the management and analysis of data collected in related cohort studies, including substudies and dynamic reports. The dictionary emphasizes tasks such as gait tests, postural stands, dynamic movements, cognitive tasks like counting backward, and the protocols and data coding associated with these activities.radc.rush.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Factbook2024 RUSH University Fact Book2024The 2024 RUSH University Fact Book, published by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, provides publicly available information in accordance with Higher Learning Commission policy. It includes data on student demographics, enrollment figures, degrees awarded, and graduation and licensure/certification rates.rushu.rush.edu
- Strategic planRUSH University Strategic Plan2026RUSH University's five-year strategic plan aims to navigate the evolving healthcare landscape while grooming future healthcare leaders. The plan is built on three pillars: 'Learn,' focusing on education transformation; 'Discover,' aimed at research and scientific advancement; and 'Thrive,' which emphasizes diversity, wellness, and inclusivity. These pillars underscore the university's mission to improve health outcomes for everyone associated with the institution.rushu.rush.edu
Grants & funding (5)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityCure One, Cure Many Award in Lewy Body DementiaAmerican Brain Foundation (ABF)institution_site$2,000,000
- opportunityCure One, Cure Many Award in neuroinflammation: Breakthrough GrantsAmerican Brain Foundation (ABF)institution_site$2,000,000
- opportunityCure One, Cure Many Award in neuroinflammation: Catalyst GrantsAmerican Brain Foundation (ABF)institution_site$500,000
- opportunityProfessional Medical Education GrantsAcumed LLCinstitution_site
- opportunityVarious OpportunitiesOvarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA)institution_site
Frequently asked questions about Rush University
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Rush.
How many students attend Rush University?
Rush University reports a total enrollment of 2,769 students per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Rush University located?
Rush University is located in Chicago, Illinois 60612.
Who runs Institutional Research at Rush University?
Rush University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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