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Chapman University

Orange, CA · CDS 20252026 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
75.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$89,294
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation
$22,168

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates
Total all graduate
Grand total all students

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/20
# admitted under ED plan145
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/20
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT15.9%
% submitting ACT6.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile640
SAT EBRW 75th %ile720
SAT Math 25th %ile590
SAT Math 75th %ile710
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class30.2%
% in top 25% of HS class64.4%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$69,990
Tuition — out-of-state$69,990
Required fees$404
Room and board$18,900
Total cost — in-state$89,294
Total cost — out-of-state$89,294

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$25,365
Avg % of need met75.0%
% with 100% of need met19.4%
Avg merit grant (no need)$22,559
Avg loan debt at graduation$22,168

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,726
# admitted from waitlist246
Waitlist admit rate32.2%
Transfer applicants (total)1,340
Transfer admit rate61.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)65.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$46,555Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)82.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)79.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate90.8%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$73,336Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan63.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full20.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress37.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress19.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white46.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino19.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian16.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races8.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women45.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men54.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white55.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown21.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services30.6%
Visual And Performing Arts18.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs9.3%
Psychology9.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services4.4%
Health Professions And Related Programs4.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences3.8%
Social Sciences3.7%