Rush University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary

$152,000

Fair

Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Rush University we provide you with information about faculty structure, salaries, and class sizes, as well as comparisons to competing and nearby colleges.

Faculty Compensation and Workload

Full-time
Faculty

244

As a rule, well-compensated instructors are better motivated and have more opportunities to concentrate on teaching; therefore, we consider faculty compensation to be an important factor for evaluating education quality.

Monthly faculty salaries at Rush University vary approximately from $7,000 to $17,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $152,000 a year - which is 14% higher than Illinois average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $11,632 a month on average; that is way lower than average men faculty salaries, $16,268 a month.

Students to
Faculty Ratio

8 : 1

Low

Rush University has a good, 8:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios usually imply smaller class size, more attention to students, better quality of education, and higher satisfaction both for students and instructors. High ratios are usually a sign of the opposite.

Use the charts above to compare faculty compensation and workload at Rush University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Rush University consists of 21 professors, 53 associate professors, 115 assistant professors, 33 instructors, 16 lecturers, and 6 unranked teachers - 55 men and 189 women:


Please note that faculty rank (e.g. associate professor, lecturer, instructor) is typically assigned by the college itself.