Chapman University

What are the graduation rates for students at Chapman University?

Chapman's reported six-year graduation rate is 82% for the first-time, full-time undergraduate cohort used in federal completion reporting. Its four-year rate is 71%, indicating that a substantial share of that cohort completed within the standard four-year period.

The reported first-year retention rate is 92%, meaning that most students in the measured first-time cohort returned for a second year. Graduation and retention measures describe different student groups and time spans; the graduation figures should not be read as the completion rate for every transfer, part-time, or graduate student. They also cannot establish why an individual student did or did not finish.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Chapman University?

Program-level federal earnings figures provide a limited view of what some former Chapman students made about one year after completing a credential. They are not starting-salary offers or predictions for everyone in a major.

College Scorecard figures reported for selected fields include median annual earnings of $61,856 for accounting, $58,871 for computer science, and $47,455 for business administration, management and operations. The reported figure for film, video and photographic arts is $33,357. These figures refer to federally aided completers represented in the earnings data, subject to the Scorecard's reporting and privacy rules, rather than every graduate in each field.

A one-year comparison can be especially incomplete for students pursuing graduate school, unpaid training, freelance work, or careers whose pay develops over time. Program size, location, work hours, and whether a former student is working or continuing education all affect what an earnings statistic can tell a prospective applicant.