Chapman University

Orange, CA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
72.0%
10,642 admitted
SAT · 50th
1350
Range 1255–1420
6-yr grad
82.6%
Retention 90.6%
Undergrads
7,630
12:1 S-F
Admissions
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72.0%
10,642 admitted
from 14,769 apps
Applications14,769
Overall admit rate72.0%
Enrolled1,727 · 16.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist246 of 1,726
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Class rank, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsExtracurriculars, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1350
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1255–1420 · 15.9% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W640690720
Math590660710
Comp125513501420
ACT
255075
Comp283032
Cost & aid
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$69,990
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$69,990
Fees$404
Room & board$18,900
Books$1,600
Avg need-based grant$25,365
% need met75.0%
Avg debt at graduation$34,500
Academics
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12 : 1
student-faculty ratio
90.6% retention
Student-faculty12 : 1
Retention90.6%
4-year graduation71.2%
6-year graduation82.6%
Enrollment
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7,630
undergraduates
34.2% out-of-state · 57 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates7,630
First-year1,727
Transfer300
Full-time93%
Out-of-state34.2%
International (freshmen)57
Rankings
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#110
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#11026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#17426
NicheBest Colleges in America#24226
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#38026
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#39326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.7
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$70
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 15 → April 1 → May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter
Early decisionNovember 1 → December 20 · binding
Early actionNovember 1 → December 20
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot required for admission, but consider if submitted
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 1 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS, 2 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.commonapp.org/explore/chapma…
Admissions emailadmit@chapman.edu
Admissions phone888-CU-APPLY
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Loyola Marymount U…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Loyola Marymount University CA · Private (nonprofit)48.2%13507K
University of San Diego CA · Private (nonprofit)52.4%—5K
Santa Clara University CA · Private (nonprofit)47.9%14106K
University of the Pacific CA · Private (nonprofit)93.2%12603K
Pepperdine University CA · Private (nonprofit)69.4%13403K
University of California CA · Public38.2%—23K
University of California CA · Public28.8%—30K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Chapman University

11 years of Chapman University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.