The Chicago School at Los Angeles

Private · Selective · CA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationCA · West

SettingUrban

Undergrads337

Student:faculty11:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate0%

6-yr grad rate0%

Drop-out rate100%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$22k

Out-of-state tuition$22k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity64.4%

Gender diversity85.8%

International1.8%

Identity—

Overview

The Los Angeles campus of The Chicago School is a private institution specializing in psychology and the behavioral sciences, primarily serving graduate students pursuing degrees like clinical psychology, forensic psychology, and applied behavior analysis. It offers undergraduate completion programs in psychology for students finishing a bachelor's degree, typically transfer or returning adult students, and its overall culture emphasizes practitioner training over traditional research academia or a conventional four-year campus experience.

Academics

The curriculum is built around applied, practitioner-focused psychology training, with an emphasis on community mental-health placements, supervised clinical fieldwork, and licensure-track coursework rather than a broad liberal-arts foundation. This makes it a specialized option suited to students who already know they want to work in psychology, counseling, or a related behavioral field, rather than students still exploring a range of academic interests.

Worth knowing

This is not a traditional four-year undergraduate campus experience; students considering it should understand it primarily serves graduate and degree-completion students in a specific professional field, with limited traditional campus life, athletics, or residential housing. It suits students who have already decided on a career path in applied psychology or a closely related behavioral-health field.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate46.3%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policyoptional

Rec letters—

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

Applying