- The Inkwell
- California
- Chapman University
Orange, CACity: midsizeZIP 92866Founded 1861
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1861
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.chapman.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Chapman University
Chapman University is a private nonprofit university in Orange, California, with 7,478 undergraduates. It admits 65% of applicants, graduates 83% within six years and costs $46,708 a year after aid.
83%graduate
Admission rate65%
Retention92%
4-year graduation70%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans62%
$46,708net price / year
65%admission rate
1357average SAT
83%graduate in 6 years
$80,694median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#195 of 1,704 for earnings#1,703 of 1,739 for lowest net price#146 of 1,738 for graduation rate#463 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $85,323tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $67,894
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $67,894
- Average net price
- $46,708national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$34,494
$30,001–48,000$30,442
$48,001–75,000$31,307
$75,001–110,000$41,191
$110,001+$55,261
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 65%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1357
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 630–720
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 630–720
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college65%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college92%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college83%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 83%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 70%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 80%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,720
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,694middle 50%: $51,466–$122,744
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$122,744
Median, Chapman University$80,694
Lower quarter$51,466
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,478
- Part-time
- 3.2%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,611 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $21,557
- Endowment, end of year
- $804,637,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White47%
Hispanic20%
Black2.2%
Asian16%
Two or more races8.9%
U.S. nonresident2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management31%
Visual & performing arts19%
Communication & journalism9.3%
Psychology9.2%
Computer & information sciences4.4%
Health professions4.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.8%
Social sciences3.7%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | $12,307 | 92% | $125,340 |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | $50,518 | 79% | $86,034 |
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA | $24,138 | 60% | $67,633 |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | $50,570 | 87% | $117,193 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $29,539 | 81% | $93,069 |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | $30,496 | 66% | $94,613 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University Bronx, NY | $42,760 | 81% | $92,809 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | $43,885 | 90% | $113,513 |
| The New School New York, NY | $48,163 | 68% | $64,471 |
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | $39,816 | 83% | $90,037 |
| American University Washington, DC | $41,302 | 75% | $85,458 |
| Villanova University Villanova, PA | $41,536 | 93% | $115,382 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 111948. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1805085.