The real 4-year cost of Rush University in Illinois
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Rush University went from $19,000 to $30,957, an average of -0.6% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $19,000 | – | – |
| 2009 | $22,500 | – | – |
| 2010 | $22,500 | – | – |
| 2011 | $25,402 | – | – |
| 2012 | $32,603 | – | – |
| 2013 | $32,576 | – | – |
| 2014 | $32,671 | – | – |
| 2015 | $32,671 | – | – |
| 2016 | $32,142 | – | – |
| 2017 | $32,496 | – | – |
| 2018 | $30,168 | – | – |
| 2019 | $29,236 | – | – |
| 2020 | $30,649 | – | – |
| 2021 | $29,828 | – | – |
| 2022 | $30,315 | – | – |
| 2023 | $30,957 | $30,957 | – |
| 2024 | – | $30,772 | $27,992–$33,553 |
| 2025 | – | $30,588 | $25,311–$36,366 |
| 2026 | – | $30,406 | $22,886–$39,415 |
| 2027 | – | $30,224 | $20,694–$42,720 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $30,406 |
| Year 2 | $30,224 |
| Year 3 | $30,044 |
| Year 4 | $29,865 |
| 4-year total | $120,539 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $80,539
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $60,269
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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Closest to Rush University by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Judson University$30,910
- VanderCook College of Music$30,910
- Greenville University$30,598
- Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences$29,868
- Columbia College Chicago$32,520
- Benedictine University$32,546
- Principia College$33,280
- Eureka College$28,400
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Published figures for Rush University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.