College · Private for-profit · Jacksonville, FL · City
Chamberlain University-Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Admit rate91%
6-yr median pay$85k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size821
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $31k/yr for a shot at a $85k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 91% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
821 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $37k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $31k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$149k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$125k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$24k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $20.0k
- Books & supplies
- $400
How students pay for it.
Pell grants54%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans81%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr33%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$85k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$92k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out33%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 821
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Carnegie class
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer · Mixed
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Chamberlain College of Nursing-Jacksonville Chamberlain College of Nursing-Miramar
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black52%
- Hispanic19%
- White18%
- Asian4%
- Unknown4%
- Two or more races2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time67%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$46k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1
What you can study.