Chapman University

Orange, California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $46,708. 83% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $80,694 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $19,500.

Average net price
$46,708
per year Verified data
Completion rate
83%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$80,694
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$19,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$67,894
Out-of-state tuition and fees$67,894
Average cost of attendance$85,323
Books and supplies$1,600
Room and board, on campus$18,438
Average net price, all aided students$46,708
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$34,494
Average net price, family income over $110,000$55,261

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
65%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1260 to 1440
ACT composite range, middle 50%
28 to 31
Undergraduate enrollment
7,478
Graduate enrollment
2,047
Students receiving Pell grants
24%
Student to faculty ratio
12 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time83%
Completion within normal time70%
First-year retention (full-time)92%
Median federal debt, graduates$19,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$222
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$51,782
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry78%
1 year after completion$47,798
4 years after completion$73,336
6 years after entry$61,720
8 years after entry$74,240
10 years after entry$80,694
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $80,694; the middle half earned $51,466 to $122,744. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Chapman University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

95 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
26$98,740Suppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (54)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
27$80,012$20,805
Anthropology
CIP 45.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
41Suppressed for privacy$19,250
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
CIP 26.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
425$61,230$19,500
Business/Corporate Communications
CIP 52.05 · No credentials fully online
78$53,571$19,500
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
48$64,822$20,500
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Cognitive Science
CIP 30.25
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
87$47,137$19,750
Computational Science
CIP 30.30 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
77$73,662$20,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
11$83,771Suppressed for privacy
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
35$28,158$23,018
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
35$52,532$16,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
90$26,203$22,375
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
45$34,412$19,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
5Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
30$50,997$17,250
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
197$40,622$19,500
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
30$26,232$19,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
80Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacy$18,500
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
30$40,408$19,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
30$27,373$23,500
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CIP 22.00
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nutrition Sciences
CIP 30.19
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
CIP 30.05 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacy$19,500
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
55$48,548$19,500
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
162$43,612$19,250
Public Administration
CIP 44.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22
$37,940$21,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
33$57,836$23,000
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
33$34,583$21,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
CIP 13.09 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
20$35,143$24,125
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (29)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03
$80,556Suppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
46$126,828Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
14$90,106Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
26$95,430Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
44$87,837Suppressed for privacy
Computational Science
CIP 30.30 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
19$62,550Suppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
17$29,730Suppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
18$69,360Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
98$39,104Suppressed for privacy
Food Science and Technology
CIP 01.10 · No credentials fully online
16$81,538Suppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
CIP 22.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
60Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
27$64,452Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
CIP 30.05 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
14$42,864Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
7$66,977Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
21$73,090Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
35$65,964Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (8)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computational Science
CIP 30.30 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
2$91,496Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
CIP 27.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Law
CIP 22.01 · No credentials fully online
145$88,522Suppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
62$111,000Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
73$87,809Suppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 111948, OPEID 001164. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.