Chamberlain University Reviews

"Dear Students,PLEASE DO NOT JOIN Chamberlain University. Their BSN program is a small fish to catch you for MSN program. Any MSN program is a nightmare. You will NOT see that in the syllabus and They won't tell you upfront.- No Help for anything Practicum site and training.- Enter 125 hours just as patient's hours which is waste of time- VICE Calls are with no help but judged- CEA Exams are not graded but you have to pass- Practicum is painful for students and Will get your money before you hit the floorRead Less"

"Chamberlain University has been a rewarding and meaningful experience in my process to pursue becoming a nurse. Being a student trying to handle school, work, and family, I really like the degree of flexibility in online learning. I found it very straightforward to follow that course structure, each week a module and discussion posts, along with homework, etc., to help me stay organized and focused on my studies. Having this consistency has helped me to gain better time management and study habits. Chamberlain’s advantages are that it lends itself well to good professors and academic resources. Many of my professors are responsive, supportive, and dedicated to student growth. They offer constructive criticism for assignments and are also available to answer clarifying questions if you have questions. The Chamberlain Library and tutoring aid have been helpful too for research papers and getting started on exams, as well as when studying for papers. The course content is pertinent and geared towards the students for what they will encounter in-practice nursing. Courses focusing on anatomy, psychology, and professional nursing concepts have given me a solid basis in academics. I also very much like that it promotes professionalism, reflection, as well as personal development, as well which prompts the students to reflect on the future of nursing and their purpose. One aspect that has room for improvement is financial support, and support, assistance, and scholarships would be really helpful. A lot of students are facing heavy obligations, so more are doing the above. I really have enjoyed Chamberlain University overall. Structure, support, and flexibility have helped me push through my schooling to the next step towards a career for me to positively impact others.Read Less"

"I am now a returning PMHNP certificate student to Chamberlain University after completing my DNP in 2020. The school is awesome and has the most supportive team of professionals that I have experienced in Academic thus far. During the pandemic I felt very supported while finishing my program. Now in the Graduate Certificate program it’s the same support from the Professors and the Deans.Great school! So happy I made this choice!"

"This school is all about business, they don’t care about their students. I regret that I wasted my time going to this school. Your final grades are only depends on your exams, everything else they don’t counts but you have to do them. I wasn’t sign up for this, they forced people to take classes that you don’t need. The only is not flexible, they give you the time that you have to take the exams and if you’re not available, they fail you for it."

"Online classes worked great for me. I was able to continue working full time and take care of my family while continuing my education. I enjoyed my classes and interactions with fellow students and instructors. I would recommend this school to all nurses."

"This was my third time returning to Chamberlain for a nursing degree (BSN 2011, FNP 2016) and I must say I am very disappointed with the school overall. I was misled when I was being recruited for the DNP track with the promise of no exams or quizzes for the entire program. My second class had a 200 point quiz. Tuition was increased my second eight week session and they do not have a flexible course withdrawal process. My spouse unexpectedly lost his job and I attempted to withdraw the second day of the first week of a new session and even after submitting proof, the university was more concerned with collecting fees in the amount of 10% of the total tuition fee, $50 academic fee and 100% cost of student fees. The session itself was $2487. Unfortunately, I had to continue the current session and complete the course to submit for tuition reimbursement from my employer. I was asked to be removed from automatic course scheduling after that and am looking to continue my degree elsewhere. I used to recommend this school from my prior BSN and FNP programs here, not anymore. Save yourself the trouble and look into a brick and mortar university that offers online courses and stay away from Chamberlain College of Nursing.Read Less"

"I recently took online courses through Chamberlain. Be aware that they do not allow you to take any non-nursing or nursing classes at any other college. I took a summer English course and attempted to use those credits as part of the program and was denied by the dean on appeal. While I can understand that nursing courses should be taken through Chamberlain, I was not really given a valid reason of why my English credit was not accepted. I was denied because I did not have "extenuating circumstances". Financially the courses are very expensive, and I thought it was more cost effective to take a non-nursing course at the local community college to save expenses on tuition. Needless to say, I will no longer use Chamberlain as a path to obtaining my BSN as there are many other choices that have a more affordable tuition rate. Very disappointed.Read Less"

"Beware of chamberlain. I feel as though they are a scam, will do anything for money and change tuition on me at random charging for unnecessary things and making you repeat classes. Expensive Unjust conduct little to no help or avice on how to navigate through your sessions"

"Academic advisors aren’t helpful, feel so lost in this school. They are happy to fail students. Please try an in person program before attempting online programs. It’s had to get a hold of anyone when you fall into minor or major issues, performance or placements etc. it’s extremely unhelpful"

"If you want to be apart of a school that strives for your success and communicates with you on serious issues, I would not recommend this school. I just went for two years, and when I was academically dismissed I did not recieve a phone call or an email from my academic advisor. About 10 percent of the teachers are helpful, the others are just there to do their job and if you do not pass that is not their problem. There is a reason only 50 percent of attending students recommend this school! Time and money not spent well.Read Less"

"As a former BSN graduate in 2010 who returned to Chamberlain in 2022 to pursue an MSN degree, I believe this institution has lost its focus on its foundation of Deaconess nurse training and education.Chamberlain’s primary focus seems to be financial gain. The application process promises things like “preceptor pledge” and accelerated graduation, but these are often not fulfilled. Finding preceptors is difficult and the promised “preceptor pledge” is a lie. The school Does Not help at all with locating preceptors as promised.The ELC coordinators only respond to emails, leaving students without assistance when they need it. Once a preceptor is identified, they deny applications based on superficial Google search results, rather then clarifying any information they are seeking, an automatic denial is something future students should anticipate from ELC staff.The curriculum is designed to fail students as clinical rotations approach. Classes before rotations are filled with unrealistic expectations, leading to student failures and repeated attempts to pass the last few classes prior to applying for clinical and preceptor approval. This is achieved by cramming an unrealistic amount of information and expectations into an eight-week window of a class, as well as the added instructor expectations which has a synergistic effect on students, and fail ratio.The school revises its policies as it benefits them. This allows them to make changes in the curriculum as it accommodates the school with disregard to what’s best for students. These changes include and not limited to altering the grading system, redefining “C” as a failing grade (only A and B) is passing, reducing assessment exams window to three days a week for exams or quizzes making it harder for working adults with life obligations to find an appropriate time to sit for exams. Also reducing exam time in order to force students to rush through the tests before time runs out.Considering alternative programs is crucial, as my initial experience with the BSN program at chamberlain back in 2010, led to an erroneous decision to go back in 2022 for MSN NP degree. Student services stated that “I could file a complaint with the Illinois Board of Higher Education”, if i wanted to and their lack of interest in solving students problems is obvious by their lack of understanding, their behavior and advice to contact board of education, rather then taking care of students complaint internally.The school’s primary focus seems to be maximizing tuition revenue. Once enrolled in MSN-level courses, other universities do not allow for masters level courses to be transferred, leaving the students at the mercy of chamberlain university and their deceptive, used car sales man mentality.This feedback is specific to the MSN NP program and not applicable to other studies. The school’s lack of consideration for students and their success becomes increasingly evident as one progress towards clinical.It’s an expensive program do your research before signing up with chamberlain.it’s almost 2026 and i’m still trying to start my first clinical rotation, and the school still doesn’t care, they have made most of their money off of me, and am sure they are trying to get new students to sign up and take advantage of, i am old news to them.Buyer be Ware.as i read the responses from chamberlain to peoples compliments, every response by chamberlain is pretty much identical. i guess they have an Automated copy and paste system that responds to every one with same answer. lol.what a waste of peoples hard earned money and time that we will never get back. they should have their privilege's terminated outside of Illinois, they don’t need to be teaching any nursing related content any where outside the state of Illinois. they are a disgrace to this profession.Read Less"

"Title: Extremely Disappointing Experience - They Only Care About MoneyI honestly cannot recommend Chamberlain University. This school is all about the bottom line — money. They don't care about their students’ success or well-being; it's clear that their primary concern is getting students to retake courses so they can collect more tuition fees. It’s incredibly frustrating to see how little support is given to students who are struggling, especially when you’re paying such an exorbitant amount for an education that isn’t worth it.The instructors are terrible. Many of them seem completely uninvested in the success of their students. Some lack basic teaching skills, and it’s obvious they’re just going through the motions. When you try to reach out for help, you get nothing — it feels like they want to see you fail.The tuition is absurd for the quality of education you receive. You're paying a premium for a subpar experience, with little to no regard for your individual needs. I honestly feel like this school is a money-making machine disguised as an educational institution. If you're looking for a supportive environment that truly cares about its students, look elsewhere.I regret ever enrolling here.Read Less"

"My problem has been with the finance department. There is one number and you can’t speak to anyone consistently. You have to explain the issue every time. They open case tickets to help and then resolve them without actually helping. I have a 4.0 average and I owe about 10 k. I’m having issues with the school and FAFSA they put a hold on me until I get my balance to 1,500. I can’t come up with that money. When I call 90% of them are unfriendly have attitude and don’t care. I’m considering a different school due to the finance dept. now my classes on the other hand have been wonderful. I love the assignments and my teachers. I want to keep going and they have held me back from doing that.Read Less"

"Throughout the program, there were frequent and significant changes that created challenges for students. For example, an additional class was added to the curriculum mid-program, and the grading scale and GPA requirements were altered after the program had already begun. In one course, a heavily weighted exam was introduced at the start of the term, requiring 30 hours of remediation for those who did not pass. Communication with some instructors was inconsistent, making it difficult to receive timely feedback and grades. The program also required two in-person sessions in Illinois. I attended the first session and found it to be poorly organized and not beneficial; attendance was not tracked, and certificates were distributed before the sessions concluded. Students are responsible for finding their own preceptors, and the school’s support in this process is limited and not particularly effective. Overall, my experience with this program was disappointing. Given the frequent structural changes, lack of organization, and insufficient support, I would not recommend this program to prospective students.Read Less"

"At first I was so happy to start! As a single mom working full time and trying to become a nurse with there flexible schedule but it has become so hard! With tuition increasing twice in the same year! so many changes from edapts not being core anymore and professors don’t know what’s on the exam!! And scholarships umm yeah okay!! No help!"

"Horrible experience. Edapt is terrible. Please save yourself. 84% is awful. No support at all. The worst school ever. I cannot get in contact with instructors. They take your money & do not offer support. I just applied for a local program & look forward to putting this terrible experience behind me. RUN."

"This is the most expensive nursing program in the state of Texas, with a tuition cost of approximately $90,000. Everyone who goes here ends up failing the NCLEX! The school was put on probation. This school thinks nursing is a joke so the teachers make you do edapt to teach yourself and NEVER teach in class. They said ATI was too expensive so they kept changing our course work. Instead of going back to ati like all nursing school they started punishing students for failing nclex. The staff operates out of fear and gaslighting.Read Less"

"I have been and ER/ICU RN for 24+ years I started off with my LVN to online RN/AA to online BSN. All were great schools and I felt supported and learned a lot. With Chamberlain it has been a struggle to say the least. They are constantly changing their rules and process as well as the grading scale and it always feels like the left hand does not speak to the right. It is impossible to speak to anyone regarding clinicals. You are soley on your own. I constantly receive the wrong information regarding projects papers ect. It has been the most frustrating and disappointing education of my career. You have to fly out to Chicago twice (when I started it was once) then they changed the grading process in the middle to a grade of 84% is now passing. All we did when we flew to Chicago was we sat in lecture that had nothing to do with the current course. You have to pay for your ride to hotel 45 minutes from airport. You have to pay for you hotel which was a tiny room with a twin bed. So many RN's at this even in Chicago stated they were frustrated with this school as well. If I had to do all over again I would run far away from this institution. Its not worth the time, ridiculous amount of money it cost, and large amount of frustration I endured. My advice find another school this one is not it. So many nurses I spoke to failed out of multiple classes including me. Why are so many nurses failing these courses? I have never failed or even came close to failing out of any of my nursing classes until this University. Please find another school save yourself the headache time and money.Read Less"

"I was warned but didn't listen. I wanted real feedback, so I spoke to at least five students I met outside the school during registration. They essentially told me to run. Their main complaint was with the administration, and they weren't lying. I just started and am already beyond disappointed. I can't even begin to explain everything that has happened, but it feels like once you're in, the administration works against you, not with you. They are very unorganized and make you responsible for their mistakes. It seems their goal is to prevent you from graduating on time. I'm not sure what they gain by making everything so difficult. Please save yourself the frustration and find a better school. It's a mess.Read Less"

"I had a deeply disappointing experience. Despite their promise to “be here to help,” I received no meaningful support when I needed it most. To make matters worse, they withdrew an unexplained charge from my aid account—a serious breach of trust. Although the money was eventually refunded, the stress and lack of transparency were unacceptable.I would not recommend Chamberlin University to anyone. If you're relying on support, look elsewhere."