California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

The Chicago School at Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California. 324 undergraduate students. 29 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at The Chicago School at Los Angeles

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+71%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at The Chicago School at Los Angeles rose 71% between 2021 and 2024 ($12.7k → $21.8k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at The Chicago School at Los Angeles fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.6% → 0.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. California

Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$56,899+10% · 6→10y
California median $42,588
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$51,817
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
California median 61.3%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$10,250
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
324
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
40.2%+5% · '16→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$20,844
out-of-state $20,844
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.4%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $10,250 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $56,899 (10y after entry).

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

The Chicago School at Los Angeles graduates earn $X” — not “The Chicago School at Los Angeles makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending The Chicago School at Los Angeles caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →