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Los Angeles, CACity: largeZIP 90017
Carnegie class
Special focus: other health professions
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Federal aid since
1980
Campuses
8
CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit

The Chicago School at Los Angeles

The Chicago School at Los Angeles is a private nonprofit college in Los Angeles, California, with 337 undergraduates. It admits 46% of applicants.

—graduate
Admission rate46%
Pell Grant share61%
Federal loans65%
average net price / year
—
after grants · sticker cost struck through
—net price / year
46%admission rate
—average SAT
—graduate in 6 years
$60,280median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,430median debt
#759 of 1,704 for earnings#221 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
—tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
Tuition & fees, in-state
$22,782
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
$22,782
Average net price
—national median $19,980
Net price by family income

The college does not report net price by income.

getting in

Admissions and test scores

Admission
Admission rate
46%national median 77%
Average SAT
—
SAT reading, middle 50%
—
SAT math, middle 50%
—
ACT composite, middle 50%
—
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college46%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Pell share · this college61%
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
—
Award within 8 years, all students
12%
Earnings and debt
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,745
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,280middle 50%: $38,204–$83,538
Median debt at graduation
$26,430
3-year loan default rate
0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,538
Median, The Chicago School at Los Angeles$60,280
Lower quarter$38,204
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
337
Part-time
100%
Women / men
86% / 14%
Average age at entry
31.7
First-generation students
46%
Pell Grant recipients
61%
Faculty and resources
Student-to-faculty ratio
11 : 1
Full-time faculty
100%
Average faculty salary
$8,016 / month
Instructional spending per student
$9,864
Endowment, end of year
$23,286,258
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White36%
Hispanic20%
Black27%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races7.7%
U.S. nonresident1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown4.8%
5 fields of study

Most popular fields

Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).

Psychology77%
Business & management8.6%
Social sciences7.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.2%
Health professions3.2%
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