The Chicago
School at Los Angeles
Private College in Los Angeles, CA. Median 10-year earnings $56,899.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $56,899 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 0% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates carry a median of $20,000 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.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
The Chicago School at Los Angeles admits 46% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly one in two applicants are turned away. With 82 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 66% 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 | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 0% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential. At 11:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate body is just 324, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 324 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price is not reported for this institution, which means there is no single what-you-pay number to compare — the aid participation rates below are the closest available proxy. About 56% get grants averaging $6,802, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 75% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Federal student loans went to 244 of these 324 students, totalling $3,000,052 — an average of $12,295 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles 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)