Parent data is used to determine the amount of institutional grants and loans awarded by the Office of Student Financial Aid. Submitting parental data does not affect the amount of Federal Stafford Loan that a graduate student is eligible to receive; however, parent data are used to determine the type and amount of institutional grant and loan. The amount of institutional aid varies by college and program, so the amount and number of students receiving institutional aid will be different among programs.

Parent data is used as a rationing device to assist in the distribution of funds during that year. Because funding levels and demographics of the student population change from one year to the next and because other factors (i.e., investments, etc.) are used to determine a calculated parent contribution, the recipient population will vary from year to year. RETURNING students who provided parent information in a previous year are not required to submit parent information again, and the same parent information will be used for the next year. Parents may always submit updated information if so desired, and that new information will be used and supersede the prior year data.

The parent information requirement is found within the information for each college. Click the appropriate college below to display the parent information requirement, and other information relative to the program's cost.

Rush Medical College

College of Nursing

College of Health Sciences

The Graduate College

Parent Data and Other Forms Requirement Chart

Each applicant must complete the Institutional Application for Financial Aid in addition to the FAFSA. Review the chart below for other information/forms requirements. Specific information about each college is located above.

	Renewal App. or FAFSA		Financial Aid Transcript	Parent data (required for Rush grants and loans)	Advanced Education Nurse Traineeship Application	Credit Policy Statement
Rush Medical College
	YES		NO	YES	NO	YES
College of Nursing
BSN, Generalist Entry MSN (GEM)	YES		YES *	YES	NO	NO
Advanced Practice MSN, Post-Master's Certificate, DNP, PhD	YES		YES *	NO	YES	NO
College of Health Sciences
Undergraduate	YES		NO	YES	NO	NO
Graduate	YES		NO	YES	NO	NO
The Graduate College
PhD programs	YES		NO	NO	NO	NO
Masters programs	YES		NO	YES	NO	NO

 * Financial Aid Transcripts are required if the applicant received a Federal Nursing Loan from a prior college or university. A Financial Aid Transcript form is available in the Forms page.

The Office of Student Financial Aid
600 South Paulina Street, Suite 440 Chicago, Illinois 60612
(312) 942-6256
financial_aid@rush.edu