Chamberlain University-Ohio
For-profit College in Columbus, OH. Six-year graduation rate 29%. Median 10-year earnings $92,405.
A decade after enrolling, the median Chamberlain University-Ohio student earns $92,405 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. Completion is the weak point: 29% graduate within six years. Graduates carry a median of $20,919 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.23 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 29% — below national average
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 88% of applicants are accepted. Only 8 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 86% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | 1 (17%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 29% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. Just 33% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. A 29% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. The 8:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a for-profit four-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 336 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $31,544 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Income makes less difference than usual: $30,389 at $0–30k, $36,401 at $110k+. About 63% get grants averaging $5,973, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 69% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 3 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $30,389 |
| $30–48k | $30,039 |
| $48–75k | $32,700 |
| $75–110k | $38,833 |
| $110k+ | $36,401 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 231 of these 336 students, totalling $1,909,933 — an average of $8,268 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Franklin County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)