Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Chamberlain University-Indiana

Indianapolis, IN · 1 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Strong payoff

+$258,794 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

Observed earnings clearly outpace the comparison earnings and estimated education cost in this scenario.

4.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
+106%Modeled 10-year ROI
$95,339Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$258,794at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$244,5960
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4
6
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+$258,79410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 4.9 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$19,975
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$19,975
Sticker price
Average net price$16,149
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$28,094
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$16,149Average net price / year
$28,094Cost of attendance
$95,339Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
100.0%Admission rate
144Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

98thEarnings percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$83,585Year 1
$97,262Year 4
$95,339Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$96,132

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$96,132$39,146

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.