Chapman University
Chapman University is a private nonprofit college in Orange, CA. Its average net price is $46,708 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $34,494 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $30,442 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $31,307 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $41,191 |
| $110,001 and up | $55,261 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $61,720 |
| 8 years after entry | $74,240 |
| 10 years after entry | $80,694 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $80,012 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $61,230 n=445 | $19,500 n=345 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | $53,571 n=105 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $64,822 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $48,492 National median for this major n=2,112 | Not published |
| Communications | $47,137 Small program - rough guide n=98 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Computational Science | $75,740 National median for this major n=203 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $73,662 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | $23,018 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | $16,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $26,203 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $22,375 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $40,622 n=146 | $19,500 n=154 |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Journalism | $40,408 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | $41,300 National median for this major n=472 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $48,548 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Psychology | $43,612 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $19,250 n=144 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $37,940 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $57,836 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | Not published |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | $31,899 National median for this major n=259 | Not published |
| Sociology | $35,143 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
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