Chamberlain University-Ohio
Chamberlain University-Ohio is a for-profit university in Columbus, OH, with about 320 students on campus.
What to know about Chamberlain University-Ohio
Every degree Chamberlain University-Ohio awards is in health professions
Chamberlain University-Ohio awards degrees in a single field, health professions. Majors ↓
Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges
Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $30,389 a year after grants. The average family on aid pays $31,544, more than at 87% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
57% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 58% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Nearly all students are women
93% of Chamberlain University-Ohio’s undergraduates are women. The students ↓
A lower graduation rate than at most 4-year colleges
Only 29% of students graduate within six years, fewer than at 90% of 4-year colleges. 33% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; earnings, debt and repayment are reported for the whole 15-campus system; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported); reported for the whole college system.
How hard is it to get into Chamberlain University-Ohio?
of applicants admitted
About 18 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Chamberlain University-Ohio is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $42,634 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $31,544.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $130,800 over 4 years · 23% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting (whole college system)
$222 a month against about $7,044 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, whole college system
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 74% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment (whole college system)
The students
257 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Columbus
9% of Columbus’s 938,396 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Columbus pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Chamberlain University-Ohio; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid and are reported for the whole 15-campus system. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.