Rush University

American university in Chicago

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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
Former names
Rush Medical College (1837-1898)
Rush Medical College at University of Chicago (1898-1942)[1]
MottoMinistrare per scientiam (Latin)
Motto in English
"Minister through scientific knowledge"[2]
TypePrivate university
Established1972; 52 years ago (1972)
AccreditationHLC
Endowment$620.3 million (2019)[3]
PresidentSherine Gabriel
ProvostSusan L. Freeman
Students2,816 (total)[4]
Location, ,
United States
CampusLarge City,[5] 8 acres (0.032 km2)
Colors  Green
  Gold[6]
Websitewww.rushu.rush.edu

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.

  1. ^ "History-Rush University".
  2. ^ "Seal of Rush University". Rush University. 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  3. ^ As of June 30, 2019. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2018 to FY 2019". National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Fast Facts".
  5. ^ "IPEDS-Rush University".
  6. ^ "The Story of the Rush Seal and More".

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