Private for-profit · University
Chamberlain University-California
Rancho Cordova, California · Small city
- 80.0%
- Admit rate
- $36,559
- Avg net price
- —
- Graduation rate
- $92,405
- Median earnings
Chamberlain University-California is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Rancho Cordova, California (small city setting), enrolling 751 undergraduates.
About Rancho Cordova, California
Rancho Cordova is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. In the Gold Rush era of mid-19th-century California, placer mining took place around Rancho Cordova, and some traces of it can still be found. The elevation of the generally level terrain is approximately 118 feet (36 m) above mean sea level. The City of Rancho Cordova has a growing arts scene, a unique Barrel District, 26 miles of bike and pedestrian trails, 70 acres of creek channels and tributaries, and many free events. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 12 miles to Sacramento, CA
- To the ocean
- 38 miles
- Nearest airport
- 18 miles to Sacramento (SMF) · major hub
How Chamberlain University-California compares
More selective than 44% · #59 most selective of 107 in California
Higher than 98%
Higher than 96% · #17 of 130 in California
Cheaper than 7% · #94 cheapest of 118 in California
Lower than 69%
Lower than 92%
Larger than 29%
Percentiles compare Chamberlain University-California with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women67490%
- Men7710%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White31%
- Black5.3%
- Hispanic26%
- Asian33%
- Other or multiracial5.3%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 751
- Student–faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Students over 25
- 62%
- Median family income
- $46,046
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $72,720
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 80.0%
- Test scores
- Considered but not required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $21,271
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $400
- Total cost of attendance
- $37,232
- Average net price
- $36,559
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- —
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $84,533
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $92,405
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,919
- Students with federal loans
- 78%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 54%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $95
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (751 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $92,405
- Typical debt at graduation
- $20,919
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 23%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 90%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $12,538 (14%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 94°F
- Winter low
- 41°F
- Annual rain
- 19.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sacramento 5 Ese, CA US station (8 mi from campus).
What Chamberlain University-California graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Admission
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- Net price
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Chamberlain University-Arizona
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- Admission
- 91%
- Net price
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- —
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- Earnings
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Chamberlain University-Florida
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- Students
- 821
- Admission
- 91%
- Net price
- $31k
- SAT
- —
- GPA
- —
- Earnings
- $92k
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.








