- The Inkwell
- California
- Chamberlain University-California
Rancho Cordova, CACity: smallZIP 95670
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: other health professions
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 2016
- Campuses
- 15
- Website
- www.chamberlain.edu
CaliforniaPrivate for-profit
Chamberlain University-California
Chamberlain University-California is a private for-profit university in Rancho Cordova, California, with 751 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants and costs $46,658 a year after aid.
—graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention100%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans82%
$46,658net price / year
80%admission rate
—average SAT
—graduate in 6 years
$96,897median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,746median debt
#66 of 1,704 for earnings#1,702 of 1,739 for lowest net price#864 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $47,991tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,465
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,465
- Average net price
- $46,658national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$47,991
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000$42,661
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college100%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- —within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- —
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 93%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $92,614
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $96,897middle 50%: $69,530–$126,968
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,746
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$126,968
Median, Chamberlain University-California$96,897
Lower quarter$69,530
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 751
- Part-time
- 60%
- Women / men
- 80% / 20%
- Average age at entry
- 33.3
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 11%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,080 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,740
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White31%
Hispanic26%
Black5.3%
Asian33%
Two or more races1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown3.1%
1 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions100%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain University-Virginia Vienna, VA | $44,710 | 0% | $96,897 |
| Chamberlain University-Indiana Indianapolis, IN | $42,158 | 0% | $96,897 |
| West Coast University-Texas Richardson, TX | $52,439 | 0% | $104,344 |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte, NC | $38,460 | 0% | $96,897 |
| Chamberlain University-Florida Jacksonville, FL | $37,672 | 0% | $96,897 |
| Chamberlain University-Nevada Las Vegas, NV | $41,032 | 25% | $96,897 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 489353.