by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Chapman University was awarded 49 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is film, video & photographic arts.
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Chapman landed the #172 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Chapman held the #191 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Chapman is also ranked #24 out of 161 schools in California.
The acceptance rate at Chapman University is 73%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Chapman is a good fit for you.
About 25% of students accepted to Chapman submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 700. Math scores were between 600 and 700.
At Chapman, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Chapman University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Chapman University has a freshmen retention rate of 91%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Chapman for first-time, full-time students is 73%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,404 undergraduates at Chapman with 6,843 being full-time and 561 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $33,467 | $31,197 | $35,244 | $39,808 | $53,059 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Chapman, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Chapman, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,312 a year. That adds up to $29,248 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Chapman are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One University Dr., Orange, CA 92866 |
| Phone: | 714-997-6815 |
| Website: | https://www.chapman.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 554 | $55,657 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 306 | $35,795 |
| Law | 150 | NA |
| General Psychology | 138 | $28,661 |
| Public Health | 116 | $25,007 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 114 | $24,644 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 113 | $39,901 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 107 | $44,601 |
| Computer Information Systems | 101 | NA |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 101 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 204 students took at least one online class at Chapman University. This is an increase from the 195 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 204 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 195 | 10 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,462 | 695 |
| 2018-2019 | 52 | 2 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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