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Chamberlain University-Illinois

Addison, Illinois Private for-profit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Chamberlain University-Illinois is a private for-profit four-year institution based in Addison, Illinois. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 32,944 students in fall 2024, including 14,041 undergraduates and 18,903 graduate students. It is part of Adtalem Global Education.

Chamberlain University-Illinois offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 12 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Nursing Practice, and Social Work. It awarded 12,465 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.

Key figures

32,944
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
12,465
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
12
Programs and majors
23:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 12

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 11
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
20%
Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
6,858
Master's degrees
4,607
Professional doctorates
587
Postbaccalaureate certificates
3
Post-master's certificates
410

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
32,944
Undergraduates, fall 2024
14,041
Graduate students, fall 2024
18,903
Full-time, fall 2024
20%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
50,621
Undergraduates, 2024-25
23,768
Graduate students, 2024-25
26,853
Full-time, 2024-25
22%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
90%
Men
10%
White
44%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
26%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
92%
Students taking some online courses
7%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Adtalem Global Education
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President
Karen Cox
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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