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Chamberlain University-Virginia

Vienna, Virginia · Large suburb

#1 graduation rate in Virginia#2 for grad earnings in Virginia
90.0%
Admit rate
$33,199
Avg net price
100%
Graduation rate
$92,405
Median earnings

Chamberlain University-Virginia is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Vienna, Virginia (large suburb setting), enrolling 557 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 557 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 90% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Vienna, Virginia

Vienna is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and a suburb of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Vienna. European settlement in the region dates to the mid-18th century. In 1754, soldier and landowner Colonel Charles Broadwater settled within the town boundaries. MAE-East is located in Vienna. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
8 miles
Nearest airport
11 miles to Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) · major hub

How Chamberlain University-Virginia compares

Selectivity90.0%

More selective than 24% · #31 most selective of 43 in Virginia

Graduation rate100%

Higher than 99% · #1 of 49 in Virginia

First-year retention100%

Higher than 98%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$92,405

Higher than 96% · #2 of 51 in Virginia

Average net price$33,199

Cheaper than 10% · #44 cheapest of 47 in Virginia

Median debt at graduation$20,919

Lower than 69%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 83%

Undergraduate enrollment557

Larger than 23%

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

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

557undergrads
  • Women50090%
  • Men5710%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White14%
  • Black51%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Asian6.5%
  • Other or multiracial7.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
557
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
44%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
78%
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
90.0%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$20,785
Room & board
Books & supplies
$400
Total cost of attendance
$45,594
Average net price
$33,199

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 (within 6 years)
100%
Graduated on time (4 years)
100%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
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
76%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
54%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
100%
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
1.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (557 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
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.3
Burglary
0.3

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
$33,199
$30–48k
$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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$132,796

$33,199/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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
84°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
43.6″
Annual snow
18.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vienna, VA US station (3.9 mi from campus).

What Chamberlain University-Virginia 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.