Chapman University

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Orange, CA 92866
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#21 in Presence of Minority Students

Chapman Law ranks #21 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (54.9%).

#44 in Highest Tuition

Chapman Law ranks #44 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($53,124). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#51 in Public Sector Salary

Chapman Law is tied for #51 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($59,250).

#63 in Acceptance Rate

Chapman Law ranks #63 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 38.0% among those who applied for admission.

#77 in Median LSAT

Chapman Law is tied for #77 in terms of the median LSAT score (157) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#81 in Private Sector Salary

Chapman Law is tied for #81 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($75,000).

#105 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Chapman Law ranks #105 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.42) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#105 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Chapman Law is tied for #105 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (7.1:1).

#107 in Presence of Female Faculty

Chapman Law is tied for #107 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (38.9%).

#125 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#144 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Chapman Law ranks #125 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (37.2%) and #144 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (68.2%).

#147 in Library Size

Chapman Law ranks #147 in terms of library size with 290,944 volumes or equivalents.

#164 in Bar Passage Rate

Chapman Law ranks #164 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (63.6%), and it outperforms by +5.3% the state of California’s overall bar passage rate of 58.3%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#172 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Chapman Law ranks #172 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (8.0%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: N/A
Application Fee: $75

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 38.0% 47.2%
LSAT Score (Median) 157 155
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 154-158 152-158
GPA (Median) 3.42 3.28
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.17-3.56 3.08-3.47

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: CA CA
School's bar passage rate: 63.6% 74.8%
State overall bar passage rate: 58.3% 60.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +5.3% +14.6%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 37.2% 26.8%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 68.2% 55.1%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $53,124 $48,602
Room and Board: $20,700 $16,848
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 58.7% 58.5%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $41,262 $37,040
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $144,718 $103,956
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 74.1% 81.1%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 490 436
Men: 41.9% 50.0%
Women: 58.1% 50.0%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 45.1% N/A
Black: 1.4% N/A
Hispanic: 23.5% N/A
Asian: 11.4% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 7.1 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 113 N/A
Male: 61.1% N/A
Female: 38.9% N/A
Minority: 8.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $75,000 $68,750
Public Sector (Median): $59,250 $50,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 290,944 310,807