Chapman University

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Acceptance Rate

65.4%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1260–1440

User Accept Rate

80.0%

Tuition

$62,784

Undergrad Enrollment

7,629

Applicants

15,914

Yield Rate

20.4%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

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Class of 2026ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.44
SAT: 1190
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2026ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.45
SAT: 1390
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 3.17
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.71
SAT: 1330
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.52
SAT: 1220
ACT: 31

Round: RD

Applicant profiles for this college

2026	ACCEPTED	3.44	1190	—	RD
2026	ACCEPTED	3.45	1390	—	EA
2024	REJECTED	3.17	—	—	RD
2025	ACCEPTED	3.71	1330	—	RD
2024	ACCEPTED	3.52	1220	31	RD

What you pay

$46,555/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $186,220 over four years.

What grads earn

$72,529/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $65,507 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.6 years of pay.

78% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

5.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

32%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Chapman University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$33,559

$30–48k$33,978

$48–75k$33,709

$75–110k$40,011

Over $110k$55,066

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

80%

Completion · all

80%

Completion · Pell

74%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

68%

Median debt

$20,500

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

15,914

Admitted

8,84955.6%

Enrolled

1,80620% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

72.5%▼ +16.9pp

Application Volume

13,690 applicants▼ 4%

Chapman University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	2	—	—	—
Motor Vehicle Theft	7	—	1	—
Rape	2	—	2	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation58% / 42%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball36Basketball20Football110Golf8Soccer35Swimming39Tennis15Track & Field122Water Polo27

Women's

Basketball16Golf7Lacrosse21Soccer32Softball30Swimming43Tennis15Track & Field90Volleyball22Water Polo26

Research Activity

FY 2024

$48Mtotal R&D expenditure#239 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General414 grads

Cinematography and Film/Video Production184 grads

Psychology, General151 grads

Speech Communication and Rhetoric84 grads

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General80 grads

Computer Science74 grads

Business/Corporate Communications71 grads

Playwriting and Screenwriting62 grads

Business/Managerial Economics48 grads

Political Science and Government, General46 grads

4yr Grad Rate

72%

6yr Grad Rate

80%

Retention Rate

92%

Median Earnings

$70,070