Rush University is home to Rush Medical College, one of the oldest medical schools in the Midwest, and to the College of Nursing, one of the nation’s top-ranked nursing colleges. Rush University also offers undergraduate and graduate programs in allied health and management through the College of Health Sciences, and programs in basic sciences through the Graduate College. The Medical Center offers more than 65 highly selective post-graduate residency and fellowship programs in medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties.

It includes Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences, and The Graduate College.

University’s Mission

The mission of Rush University is to teach, study and provide the highest quality health care, using a unique and multidisciplinary practitioner-teacher model for health sciences education and research, while reflecting the diversity of the communities in its programs, faculty, students and service.

Rush University offers financial aid that is comprised of loans, grants, scholarships and employment from state, federal, institutional and other sources to meet the cost of education. These funds are from either: aid awarded on the basis of demonstrated need or aid from non-need sources.