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Rush University

Chicago, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Chicago, Illinois, Rush University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 2,769 students in fall 2024, including 138 undergraduates and 2,631 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.

Rush University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 25 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Nursing Practice, Nursing Science, and Medicine. It awarded 895 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

2,769
Students enrolled
895
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
25
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 25

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 18
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
49
Master's degrees
393
Doctoral degrees (research)
19
Professional doctorates
409
Postbaccalaureate certificates
14
Post-master's certificates
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,769
Undergraduates, fall 2024
138
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,631
Full-time, fall 2024
64%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,293
Undergraduates, 2024-25
157
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,136
Full-time, 2024-25
64%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
78%
Men
22%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
16%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
15%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
69%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
President
Robert Higgins
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact

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