Chapman University
Orange, California · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 65%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1260–1440
- Undergraduates
- 7,478
- Setting
- City: Midsize
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1260–1440
- Reading and Writing
- 630–720
- Math
- 630–720
- Average total
- 1357
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 28–31
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (714) 997-6815
Cost
- Tuition
- $67,894per year
- Average net price
- $46,708What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 83%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $80,694
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional
Show all 74 programs
- Food Science and Technology · master
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Area Studies · bachelor
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · bachelor
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor, doctoral
- Journalism · bachelor
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · bachelor, master
- Graphic Communications · bachelor
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor
- Computer Science · bachelor, master
- Education, General · bachelor
- Curriculum and Instruction · master, doctoral
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, doctoral
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education · bachelor
- Special Education and Teaching · master, doctoral
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor, master
- Computer Engineering · bachelor
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · bachelor
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · bachelor
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Non-Professional Legal Studies · bachelor
- Law · first professional
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies · master
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, master
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · bachelor, master
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences · bachelor
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Statistics · undergraduate certificate
- Mathematics and Statistics, Other · doctoral
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · bachelor
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution · bachelor, master
- Nutrition Sciences · bachelor
- International/Globalization Studies · master
- Cognitive Science · bachelor
- Computational Science · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Religion/Religious Studies · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Physics · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · master, doctoral
- Public Administration · bachelor
- Social Work · bachelor
- Anthropology · bachelor
- Economics · master
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor
- Dance · bachelor
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor, master
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor, master
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Music · bachelor, master
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · bachelor
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · master
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · master
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · master
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · master, doctoral, first professional
- Public Health · bachelor, master
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · first professional
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master
- Accounting and Related Services · bachelor, master
- Business/Corporate Communications · bachelor
- Business/Managerial Economics · bachelor
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · master
- Real Estate · master
- History · bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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