College · Private for-profit · Jefferson, LA · Suburb
Chamberlain University-Louisiana
Jefferson, LA
Admit rate100%
6-yr median pay$85k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size622
§ 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 100% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
622 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
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 $38k/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$154k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$123k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$31k
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 grants40%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans61%
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 retention77%
Watch this number.
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.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 622
- Location
- Jefferson, LA
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Chamberlain College of Nursing-New Orleans
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black64%
- White22%
- Hispanic8%
- Unknown3%
- Asian2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time60%
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.