Chapman University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Disciples of Christ / UCC
Population 9,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 165 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,220 (94% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (99% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,499
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 61%
From Region 5%
Athletes 595 (8.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Hispanic 20%
Asian 16%
Mixed 9%
International 3%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Argyros School of Business and Economics 572 52% 50% 17% 1% 17% 5% $83,553 81 +0.18 73 95%
Accounting 50 — 56% 44% 24% 2% 16% 2% $94,505 70 +0.48 85 98% — — — —
Business Administration 394 +22 54% 47% 18% 1% 16% 6% $83,993 75 +0.33 74 95% — — — —
Business Communication 83 +10 28% 66% 11% 0% 13% 4% $72,362 34 -0.41 50 97% — — — —
Economics 45 — 73% 53% 4% 0% 24% 7% $88,174 40 -0.37 79 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Educational Studies 55 11% 53% 7% 4% 22% 0% $61,768 15 +0.86 22 98%
Education 50 +2 6% 54% 8% 4% 20% 0% $61,941 85 +0.81 23 98% — — — —
Music Education 5 — 60% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $60,046 97 +1.43 18 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Performing Arts 87 18% 62% 7% 1% 8% 7% $42,924 0 -0.12 2 93%
Acting 8 — 38% 62% 25% 0% 0% 0% $41,392 39 -0.22 2 90% — — — —
Dance 33 +1 6% 55% 6% 0% 12% 9% $44,173 56 +0.15 2 100% — — — —
Music 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $43,199 36 -0.38 2 88% — — — —
Music Performance 2 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,199 36 -0.38 2 88% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 6 — 83% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,199 36 -0.38 2 88% — — — —
Percussion Instruments 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,199 36 -0.38 2 88% — — — —
Piano Performance — — — — — — — — $43,199 36 -0.38 2 88% — — — —
Stringed Instruments 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $43,199 36 -0.38 2 88% — — — —
Theatre 23 +3 13% 74% 4% 0% 0% 9% $41,392 39 -0.22 2 90% — — — —
Voice and Opera 6 +1 0% 33% 0% 17% 33% 17% $43,199 36 -0.38 2 88% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences 257 18% 47% 22% 2% 20% 2% $66,891 35 +1.02 36 93%
Health Sciences 82 +1 23% 34% 41% 1% 16% 1% $73,243 71 +0.33 53 — — — — —
Psychology 172 +15 16% 53% 13% 2% 21% 2% $64,054 93 +1.36 28 93% — — — —
Public Administration — — — — — — — — $75,268 64 +0.23 58 — — — — —
Social Work 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,976 65 +0.32 11 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts 247 45% 50% 9% 6% 17% 5% $52,559 2 +0.77 7 94%
Animation 31 — 35% 55% 10% 0% 13% 0% $37,718 4 -1.21 1 — — — — —
Film Production 152 +1 49% 46% 11% 7% 21% 5% $59,456 94 +1.52 17 95% — — — —
Film Studies 7 — 14% 57% 14% 0% 0% 29% $59,456 94 +1.52 17 95% — — — —
Screenwriting 57 — 40% 56% 2% 11% 11% 5% $41,392 39 -0.22 2 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fowler School of Engineering 37 59% 43% 19% 3% 30% 0% $106,953 97 -0.54 93
Computer Engineering 5 — 60% 20% 40% 0% 0% 0% $102,242 18 -0.70 90 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 13 +2 69% 38% 15% 8% 38% 0% $102,751 19 -0.68 90 — — — — —
Software Engineering 19 — 53% 53% 16% 0% 32% 0% $111,069 38 -0.41 94 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Schmid College of Science and Technology 206 59% 38% 28% 1% 18% 3% $81,866 77 -0.34 70 99%
Computational Science 25 +4 60% 48% 28% 4% 16% 4% $99,088 22 -0.76 88 — — — — —
Computer Science 78 +2 85% 37% 31% 1% 10% 6% $90,152 12 -1.02 81 100% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $105,339 70 +0.34 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 17% 17% 50% 0% 33% 0% $70,538 48 -0.10 46 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 +1 62% 12% 38% 0% 25% 0% $72,533 37 -0.48 51 95% — — — —
Physics — +1 — — — — — — $77,546 29 -0.44 63 — — — — —
Biochemistry 13 — 31% 46% 31% 0% 15% 8% $69,738 44 -0.16 44 — — — — —
Biology 36 — 28% 39% 25% 0% 28% 0% $73,835 86 +0.86 54 96% — — — —
Computational Biology — — — — — — — — $71,772 51 +0.03 49 — — — — —
Physiology 22 — 59% 27% 23% 5% 23% 0% $69,926 45 +0.04 44 — — — — —
Environmental Science 14 — 29% 50% 21% 0% 29% 0% $59,119 57 +0.06 16 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences — — — — — — — — $63,757 45 -0.02 27 — — — — —
Cognitive Science — — — — — — — — $73,541 33 -0.39 54 — — — — —
Cognitive Science — — — — — — — — $73,462 33 -0.39 53 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Communication 207 26% 54% 18% 2% 15% 2% $65,711 30 +0.17 33 96%
Broadcast Journalism 36 — 36% 47% 22% 6% 19% 0% $50,787 8 -1.29 5 95% — — — —
Communication Studies 90 +1 27% 56% 13% 2% 16% 1% $67,550 73 +0.53 38 95% — — — —
Communication and Media Studies 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $67,550 73 +0.53 38 95% — — — —
Media Studies 6 — 0% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $67,550 73 +0.53 38 95% — — — —
Public Relations 37 +3 22% 62% 16% 0% 11% 8% $76,352 66 +0.43 60 99% — — — —
Graphic Design 33 — 21% 45% 33% 0% 12% 0% $64,435 69 +0.34 29 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 181 31% 42% 10% 4% 29% 2% $57,708 5 -0.32 14 94%
Creative Writing 28 — 25% 54% 4% 0% 11% 11% $35,666 1 -2.04 1 86% — — — —
English 18 — 11% 22% 22% 0% 28% 0% $60,305 87 +0.96 19 96% — — — —
French 8 — 0% 50% 25% 12% 0% 0% $46,778 12 -1.00 3 100% — — — —
History 16 — 56% 44% 31% 0% 25% 0% $53,337 39 -0.35 8 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,034 36 -0.31 8 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 +4 88% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $71,239 80 +0.74 47 92% — — — —
Religious Studies 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,926 85 +0.87 14 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $46,778 12 -1.00 3 100% — — — —
Anthropology — — — — — — — — $56,032 53 -0.08 11 — — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 13 — 15% 54% 8% 0% 23% 8% $69,704 46 -0.16 44 — — — — —
Political Science 47 +15 43% 32% 11% 4% 45% 0% $74,111 60 +0.14 55 96% — — — —
Sociology 22 +8 32% 32% 0% 5% 45% 0% $56,608 55 -0.03 12 94% — — — —
Art 9 — 11% 44% 0% 0% 56% 0% $40,085 18 -0.72 2 95% — — — —
Art History 5 — 0% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $40,085 12 -0.91 2 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $72,718
ROI Percentile 45th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 71%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 30.9% 572 52% 50% 17% 1% 17% 5% $83,553 60 +0.18 73 95% —
Social Sciences 23.3% 431 24% 51% 13% 3% 23% 2% $65,652 76 +0.61 32 94% —
Arts 20.9% 386 35% 52% 10% 5% 16% 5% $51,047 50 +0.49 6 94% —
Computer Science 6.8% 126 75% 42% 27% 2% 15% 5% $95,561 22 -0.83 86 100% —
Humanities 4.6% 85 32% 47% 14% 4% 16% 4% $49,992 20 -0.59 5 92% —
Health Sciences 4.4% 82 23% 34% 41% 1% 16% 1% $73,243 31 +0.33 53 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 71 38% 37% 25% 1% 24% 1% $71,874 70 +0.42 49 96% —
Education 2.7% 50 6% 54% 8% 4% 20% 0% $61,941 88 +0.81 23 98% —
Engineering 1.0% 18 67% 33% 22% 6% 28% 0% $102,610 55 -0.68 90 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 14 29% 50% 21% 0% 29% 0% $59,119 44 +0.06 16 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 14 43% 14% 43% 0% 29% 0% $71,678 30 -0.32 49 95% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $8.7M #141 48% $0.1M 11 #132 24 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $8.6M #160 21% $0 5 #275 4 3
Life & Natural Sciences $8.4M #175 33% $0.2M — — — 3
Business & Economics $6.4M #90 0% $0 — — — 1
Education $2.2M #170 0% $0 19 #218 — —
Computer Science $2.2M #188 13% $0 9 #102 31 5
Engineering $2.1M #246 16% $0 — — — 2
Physical Sciences & Math $2.1M #284 66% $0 — — 9 2
Agriculture & Food Science $0.7M #173 81% $0 — — — —
Total $41.4M #211 28% $0.3M 44 #273 68 21

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 110 $793K $793K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 54 $63K $63K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 54 $119K $119K $0
Swimming & Diving 39 $220K $220K $0
Baseball 36 $437K $437K $0
Soccer 35 $183K $183K $0
Water Polo 27 $169K $169K $0
Basketball 20 $312K $312K $0
Tennis 15 $86K $86K $0
Cross Country 14 $57K $57K $0
Golf 8 $105K $105K $0
Total 343 $2.6M $2.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Swimming & Diving 43 $255K $255K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 38 $61K $61K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 38 $87K $87K $0
Soccer 32 $166K $166K $0
Softball 30 $276K $276K $0
Water Polo 26 $119K $119K $0
Volleyball 22 $202K $202K $0
Lacrosse 21 $171K $171K $0
Basketball 16 $302K $302K $0
Tennis 15 $97K $97K $0
Cross Country 14 $53K $53K $0
Golf 7 $109K $109K $0
Total 252 $1.9M $1.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 110 $793K $793K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 92 $124K $124K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 92 $207K $207K $0
Swimming & Diving 82 $475K $475K $0
Soccer 67 $349K $349K $0
Water Polo 53 $288K $288K $0
Baseball 36 $437K $437K $0
Basketball 36 $615K $615K $0
Softball 30 $276K $276K $0
Tennis 30 $183K $183K $0
Cross Country 28 $111K $111K $0
Volleyball 22 $202K $202K $0
Lacrosse 21 $171K $171K $0
Golf 15 $215K $215K $0
Total 595 $6.3M $6.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Early Decision 1 Oct 15
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%
Early Decision 51% 51% 51%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 1250 – 1420
SAT Math Range 590 – 710
SAT RW Range 640 – 720