Rush University

Rush University
Former names
Rush Medical College (1837–1898)
Rush Medical College at University of Chicago (1898–1942)
MottoMinistrare per scientiam (Latin)
Motto in English
"Minister through scientific knowledge"
TypePrivate university
Established1972 (1972)
AccreditationHLC
Endowment$620.3 million (2019)
PresidentRobert S.D. Higgins
ProvostSusan L. Freeman
Students2,816 (total)
Location, ,
United States
CampusLarge City, 8 acres (0.032 km2)
Colors  Green
  Gold
Websitewww.rushu.rush.edu

Rush University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois. The university, founded in 1972, is the academic arm of Rush University Medical Center.

Rush University comprises:

  • Rush Medical College
  • Rush University College of Nursing
  • Rush University College of Health Sciences
  • The Graduate College of Rush University

Rush encompasses a 664-bed hospital serving adults and children, the 61-bed Johnston R. Bowman Health Center and Rush University. The campus occupies an 8-acre (3.2 ha) site on Chicago's Near West Side, in the Illinois Medical District, which also includes its teaching hospital, Rush University Medical Center.