Rush University
Chicago, Illinois · Also known as Rush University Medical Center · Website
$75,194
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$75,194
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rush University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chicago, Illinois with 138 undergraduates and 2,631 graduate students. Former students earn a median $75,194 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,988 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$21,988
About $233 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$75,194
Rank 263 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 138
- Graduate students
- 2,631
- Part-time students
- 40%
- Women
- 75%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 29
- Endowment
- $905.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 263 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,988 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $86,865 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $75,194 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 85% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 90% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
29 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 231 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 153 | $90,484 | $81,862 | $91,030 | $120,193 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 136 | $214,974 | $66,767 | $97,168 | $112,460 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 56 | $105,381 | $119,510 | $149,869 | $127,347 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 53 | $74,668 | $65,171 | $70,764 | $67,030 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 40 | $65,409 | $87,850 | $120,520 | $89,981 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| BiotechnologyMaster's | Master's | 35 | $33,154 | Withheld | $85,207 | $107,682 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $26,500 | $75,202 | $85,450 | $70,786 |
| Nutrition SciencesMaster's | Master's | 29 | $66,700 | $51,284 | $64,283 | $67,126 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 28 | $74,712 | $71,553 | $82,177 | $90,984 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,413 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | $85,204 | $240,659 | $198,417 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherDoctoral | Doctoral | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesProfessional | Professional | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $77,545 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $126,911 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $130,822 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | $69,789 | $119,538 | $132,917 | $138,131 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,683 |
| Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,435 |
| Pharmacology and ToxicologyMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacology and ToxicologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $108,943 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $96,176 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do Rush University graduates earn?
$75,194 a year is the median pay of former Rush University students who work, 10 years after they started ($86,865 after 6 years). That ranks 263 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $119,538.
How much student debt do Rush University graduates have?
$21,988 is the median federal student loan debt of Rush University graduates, about $233 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Rush University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (231 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (153 master's graduates), Medicine (136 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 29 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.