Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Rush's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois.
Rush has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,294 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois average (2,545 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Rush University2,7691382,631
Similarly Ranked Schools2,29402,294
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois2,5452,0671,276
The below chart compares the student population between Rush University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 608 male and 2,161 female students attending Rush. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.28 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Rush.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Rush
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1388355
Men352510
Women1035845
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Rush
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,6311,679952
Men573448125
Women2,0581,231827

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,412 White students (50.99%) and 440 Hispanic students (15.89%) at Rush University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Rush University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rush University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian1257
Black or African American30624
Hispanic471136
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White38929
Two or More Races523
Race/Ethnicity Unknown624
Total 13835103
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rush University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian414126288
Black or African American27554221
Hispanic39389304
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander413
White1,3742641,110
Two or More Races931578
Race/Ethnicity Unknown541737
Total 2,6315732,058

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 568 students whose age under twenty five and 956 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rush University.
Especially, 3 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Rush University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Rush University
TotalMenWomen
Total138 35103
18-192 20
20-2125 619
22-2436 729
25-2936 729
30-3414 410
35-3912 39
40-4912 66
50-641 01
Total 138 35103
Population by Student Age at Rush University
TotalMenWomen
Total2,631 5732,058
20-215 14
22-24500 88412
25-291,209 275934
30-34457 112345
35-39207 58149
40-49194 35159
50-6456 452
65 and over3 03
Total 2,631 5732,058

Online Student Population

At Rush University, 2,147 students (77.54% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 834 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 635 students live in Illinois where Rush University is located in and 199 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,7691382,631
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes83444790
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,313891,224
Not Enrolled in Online Classes6225617
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)83444790
Illinois Residents63543592
Other State in U.S.1991198
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000