Rush University
Rush University is a private nonprofit university in Chicago, IL, with about 1,757 students on campus and 1,025 more studying only online.
Rush University, in brief
Every degree Rush University awards is in health professions
Rush University awards degrees in a single field, health professions. Majors ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
62% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 40% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Rush University’s graduates are among the best paid in the country
Former students earn a median $75,194 ten years after starting, more than at 95% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓
Loan payments are a small share of pay
The typical graduate owes $21,988, about $233 a month over ten years. That’s 3.2% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
How hard is it to get into Rush University?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Rush University is likely test-optional.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$233 a month against about $7,239 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 98% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
The students
138 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Chicago
7% of Chicago’s 2,731,585 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Chicago pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Rush University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.