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Rush University vs City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Chicago, IL · Chicago, IL · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-EARN

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · IL
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College: enrollment grew +12.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +103 students/yr fitted, r² 0.47.
  • Rush University: enrollment ranged 104–137 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Rush University vs City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Rush University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($86,865 vs $26,891 at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,375 vs $21,988 at Rush University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Rush University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($75,194 vs $32,427 at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Rush University and City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College?▼
Rush University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $86,865 versus $26,891 at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rush University and City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College?▼
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,375 versus $21,988 at Rush University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rush University and City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College?▼
Rush University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $75,194 versus $32,427 at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025