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Chamberlain University-Louisiana

Jefferson, Louisiana · Large suburb

#1 for grad earnings in Louisiana
100.0%
Admit rate
$30,791
Avg net price
Graduation rate
$92,405
Median earnings

Chamberlain University-Louisiana is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Jefferson, Louisiana (large suburb setting), enrolling 622 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 622 undergradsLarge suburbOpen admissionNear the coast

About Jefferson, Louisiana

Jefferson is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the north side (referred to as the "East Bank") of the Mississippi River. In the French and Spanish colonial era it was divided into a series of plantations with boundary lines perpendicular to the Mississippi River. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
4 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) · major hub

How Chamberlain University-Louisiana compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #23 most selective of 23 in Louisiana

First-year retention86%

Higher than 78%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$92,405

Higher than 96% · #1 of 28 in Louisiana

Average net price$30,791

Cheaper than 14% · #24 cheapest of 26 in Louisiana

Median debt at graduation$20,919

Lower than 69%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment622

Larger than 26%

Percentiles compare Chamberlain University-Louisiana with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Louisiana.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

622undergrads
  • Women55890%
  • Men6410%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White22%
  • Black64%
  • Hispanic7.9%
  • Asian1.6%
  • Other or multiracial4.8%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
622
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
73%
Median family income
$46,046
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$80,802

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$19,975
Room & board
Books & supplies
$400
Total cost of attendance
$38,480
Average net price
$30,791

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
86%
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
61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
54%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
48%
First-generation
49%

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
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (625 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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.

< $30k
$29,210
$30–48k
$32,900
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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.

Strong value

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.

Women
$91,622
Men
$104,160

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
46°F
Annual rain
64.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.48.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Orleans Audubon, LA US station (3.4 mi from campus).

What Chamberlain University-Louisiana 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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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.