by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Chamberlain University-Louisiana, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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What it costs to attend Chamberlain University-Louisiana comes to about $41,617.00 annually.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $19,975.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $21,642.00 |
| Total cost | $41,617.00 |
| That is 27% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $41,617.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,689.00 |
| Net price | $33,928.00 |
| That is 3% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $41,617.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$9,270.00 |
| Net price | $32,347.00 |
| That is roughly at the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees plus living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year at a recent average of 0.9% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan totals assume a ten-year repayment at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Freshman year | $32,625.00 | $34,220.00 | $41,975.00 |
| Senior year | $33,474.00 | $35,110.00 | $43,067.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $132,194.00 | $138,655.00 | $170,078.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $50,361.00 | $52,823.00 | $64,794.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,521.00 | $1,596.00 | $1,957.00 |
| Total amount paid | $182,555.00 | $191,478.00 | $234,872.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Freshman year | $32,625.00 | $34,220.00 | $41,975.00 |
| Senior year | $32,906.00 | $34,514.00 | $42,336.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $65,531.00 | $68,734.00 | $84,311.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $24,965.00 | $26,185.00 | $32,119.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $754.00 | $791.00 | $970.00 |
| Total amount paid | $90,496.00 | $94,919.00 | $116,430.00 |
Read more in the net-price section.
The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $30,791.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $36,972.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Chamberlain University-Louisiana Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the financial aid breakdown.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Chamberlain University-Louisiana is $16,458.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,288.00 |
| 25th | $10,169.00 |
| Median (50th) | $16,458.00 |
| 75th | $27,500.00 |
| 90th | $40,125.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Dig deeper into debt on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,577.00 |
| Middle income | $15,795.00 |
| High income | $17,250.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,405.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,594.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of Chamberlain University-Louisiana stands at $625.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Chamberlain University-Louisiana is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 3.9% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Chamberlain University-Louisiana total $3,150,719,189.00 spread across 118,110 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 7 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $13,713.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Chamberlain University-Louisiana, the questions below are worth your time:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.