Chamberlain University-Georgia vs Gordon State College

Metric	Chamberlain University-Georgia	Gordon State College
Undergraduate enrollment	1,940	2,544
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	91.4%	85.9%
Average SAT	—	1,023
Median ACT	—	20
In-state tuition	$20,515	$3,628
Out-of-state tuition	$20,515	$10,948
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$33,188	$8,105
Median debt at graduation	$20,919	$17,500
Graduation rate	50.0%	20.4%
First-year retention	40.0%	51.2%
Median salary (10 yr)	$92,405	$37,871

Metric

Chamberlain University-Georgia

Gordon State College

Undergraduate enrollment

1,940

2,544

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

91.4%

85.9%

Average SAT

—

1,023

Median ACT

—

In-state tuition

$20,515

$3,628

Out-of-state tuition

$20,515

$10,948

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$33,188

$8,105

Median debt at graduation

$20,919

$17,500

Graduation rate

50.0%

20.4%

First-year retention

40.0%

51.2%

Median salary (10 yr)

$92,405

$37,871

What the numbers say

Gordon State College is the harder admit at 85.9%, against 91.4% at Chamberlain University-Georgia.
Gordon State College costs less after aid — $8,105 a year versus $33,188, a difference of $25,083 annually, or roughly $100,332 across four years.
Chamberlain University-Georgia graduates report higher median earnings — $92,405 against $37,871 ten years after entry.
Chamberlain University-Georgia graduates a larger share of its students — 50.0% versus 20.4%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Gordon State College comes out ahead at 4.7× versus 2.8×.

Comparison tables are a starting point, not a decision. Three things matter more than anything in the table above:

Your real aid offer. Net price is an average across all income levels. Two students at the same school can pay amounts that differ by tens of thousands. Wait for actual award letters before ruling anything out on cost.
Your intended major. Earnings vary more between majors at one school than between schools for one major. A computer science graduate from the "lower earning" school here will likely out-earn a general studies graduate from the other.
Whether you will finish. Graduation rate is the metric most predictive of whether the money spent turns into a credential. Campus fit, support services, and commute all feed into it more than prestige does.

Visit before you commit

Both Chamberlain University-Georgia and Gordon State College run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.