Chamberlain University-Texas
For-profit College in Houston, TX. Six-year graduation rate 25%. Median 10-year earnings $92,405.
A decade after enrolling, the median Chamberlain University-Texas student earns $92,405 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. Only 25% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $20,919, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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 25% — below national average
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 84% puts Chamberlain University-Texas on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. With 31 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield is high — 69% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
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 | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is the problem here: 25% graduate within six years. 61% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about two in five are gone before sophomore year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. The 75% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 10% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,416 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $31,278 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Income makes less difference than usual: $29,084 at $0–30k, $36,613 at $110k+. About 61% get grants averaging $4,923, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 78% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 23 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 | $29,084 |
| $30–48k | $32,124 |
| $48–75k | $33,827 |
| $75–110k | $35,765 |
| $110k+ | $36,613 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,878 of these 2,416 students, totalling $17,017,439 — an average of $9,061 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Harris County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)