Chamberlain University-Illinois

Addison, IL · private forprofit

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Admissions

Admit rate88.6%
Applicants
Middle-50% SAT770–850
Middle-50% ACT14–17
Avg GPA
Test policy
Avg net price / yr$26,933
Grad rate50%
Median earnings (10 yr)$92,405
Sourcescorecard_bulk · 2025

Application requirements

  • Personal profile: Name, address, demographics, citizenship.
  • Family: Parent/guardian education and occupation (used for first-gen context).
  • Education: Current school, GPA/rank if reported, courses & grades, planned senior courses.
  • Testing: SAT/ACT scores (self-reported); many schools are test-optional or test-blind — check per school.
  • Activities: Up to 10 activities with role, hours/week, weeks/year.
  • Personal essay: One 250–650 word essay from the Common App prompts.
  • Recommendations: Counselor recommendation + typically 1–2 teacher recommendations.
  • School supplements: Per-school essays and questions (the 'Why us', short-answer, etc.).

Supplemental essays

~150 words each.

  1. Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you've taken, or through something else.
  2. Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from Illinois and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.
  3. What are your academic interests? Please include 2-3 majors you're considering at Illinois and why.
  4. What are your future career or academic goals? You may include courses you took in high school and how these impacted your goals.
  5. Please explain your interest in your second-choice major or your overall academic or career goals.

Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).