10-yr median earnings
$92,405
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Houston, Texas
Chamberlain University-Texas
Chamberlain University-Texas is a private for-profit institution in Houston, Texas. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- $32,209
- Avg net price / yr
- $92,405
- 10-yr median earnings
- 83.9%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Chamberlain University-Texas pairs top-5% former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 2%
- former-student earnings, US
- 83.9%
- acceptance rate
- +9%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Chamberlain University-Texas profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
49/100
Chamberlain University-Texas
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$92,405
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$32,209
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$20,919
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C+
66.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
60.9%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$32,209
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Chamberlain University-Texas vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Chamberlain University-Texas ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Chamberlain University-Texas: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$92,405 Top 2% higher than 98% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Chamberlain University-Texas | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $92,405 | #89 of 5103 | 98th |
| Average net price | $32,209 | #4624 of 5020 | 8th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,270 | #1356 of 5462 | 75th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
2,270
Undergraduate enrollment
83.9%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$92,405
10-yr median earnings
60.9%
First-year retention
How Chamberlain University-Texas ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Chamberlain University-Texas | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $92,405 | #4 of 324 | 99th |
| Average net price | $32,209 | #325 of 340 | 4th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,270 | #92 of 366 | 75th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-TexasThis school | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 83.9% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Chamberlain University-Texas
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$29,084 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$32,124 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$33,827 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$36,613 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Chamberlain University-Texas - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $20,380 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $20,380 |
| Average Net Price | $32,209 |
53.7%
Pell Grant Rate
77.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$20,919
Median Debt
$222/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Chamberlain University-Texas swings rather than trends
Across 9 reported years between 2015 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $19,673 to $36,382 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -9.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$19,673
Highest year
$36,382
Most recent (2023)
$32,247
9 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2015 · $35,4322023 · $32,247
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2015–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
89.7%
Female
47.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
60.9%
Retention Rate
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
91.2%
Earning Over $25K
66.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 60.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $84,533 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $92,405 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 91.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 66.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $20,919 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $222/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 372 | $96,132 | $22,213 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Chamberlain University-Texas? ▼
Chamberlain University-Texas is a private for-profit institution in Houston, Texas. The acceptance rate is 83.9%. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,270 students.
How much do Chamberlain University-Texas former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Chamberlain University-Texas who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $92,405 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $84,533.
How much does Chamberlain University-Texas cost? ▼
The average net price at Chamberlain University-Texas is $32,209. In-state tuition is $20,380 and out-of-state tuition is $20,380. Median student debt at graduation is $20,919.
Is Chamberlain University-Texas worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Chamberlain University-Texas is $20,919, while former students earn a median of $92,405 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 23% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 66.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $222.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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