unitid 111948 · Orange, CA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Chapman University
- enrollment 2023
- 10,655
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
65%
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
7,478
96th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
19%
undergrads on Pell grants
19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
82%
finish within 150% time
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$83,146
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$46,555
after aid, aided students
98th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$70,070
after entry, Title IV students
83rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$20,500
22nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $33,559 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k20%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $79,694
- First-generation students
- 18%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $64,984
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 444 | $98,104 | $20,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 180 | $65,834 | $19,123 |
| Psychology, General. | 171 | $67,242 | $21,500 |
| Law. | 143 | $115,598 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 105 | $44,595 | $22,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 105 | $61,371 | — |
| Public Health. | 103 | $76,156 | $23,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 98 | $59,421 | $19,500 |
| Business/Corporate Communications. | 98 | $78,721 | $18,500 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 80 | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 80 | $80,944 | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 76 | $76,190 | $20,741 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.