College · Private for-profit · Addison, IL · Suburb
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL
Admit rate83%
6-yr median pay$85k
Net price / yr$32k
Undergrad size14,027
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $32k/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 83% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
14,027 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $41k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $32k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$163k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$127k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
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
- $21.5k
- Books & supplies
- $400
How students pay for it.
Pell grants33%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans58%
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 retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr42%
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 out50%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 14,027
- Location
- Addison, IL
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer · Mixed
- Size & setting
- Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Chamberlain College of Nursing-Addison Chamberlain College of Nursing-Chicago Chamberlain College of Nursing-Tinley Park
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White41%
- Black27%
- Hispanic16%
- Asian7%
- Unknown6%
- Two or more races1%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time68%
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 · 2
What you can study.