Chamberlain University-Illinois

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Chamberlain University-Illinois

Chamberlain University-Illinois operates as a private for-profit institution located in Addison, Illinois (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 14,027 students of which 23,082 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Chamberlain University-Illinois is categorized as “26” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 82.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $31,837, with published in-state tuition of $21,536 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,919, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.7%. Graduates earn a median of $92,405 ten years after enrolling, compared with $84,533 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 989300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 91.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.