Rush University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Rush University experienced a drastic drop in overall acceptance rates, with a mere 1.1% for the application year 2024, where only 144 out of 13,045 applicants were admitted. This marks a significant decline from 4.0% in the previous application year 2023 and 5.0% in 2022, indicating a steep increase in competition over a short period. The Early Action and Regular Decision acceptance rates for 2024 were both 1.1%, reflecting the intensified selectivity across all applicant pools. Historically, acceptance rates have been on a downward trend, starting from 6.0% in 2018, and raising concerns about the growing competitiveness at Rush University.