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Chapman University
Orange, CA 7,478 Undergrads 82.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$83,146
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$46,555
After Aid
Median Earnings
$73,336
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$46,555
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (10yr)$73,336
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate82.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
65.4%
SAT Avg
1,357
SAT Reading
25th: 63065575th: 720
SAT Math
25th: 63065575th: 720
ACT Composite
25th: 282975th: 31
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$632k
+$172k
+$155k
Median Cost$47k/yr
+$465k
+$5k
-$13k
Full Cost$83k/yr
+$333k
-$127k
-$144k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$47k/yr
Never
-8%
Full Cost$83k/yr
Never
-48%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-2%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-67%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Statistics
CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings
-
Nat: $82,722
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,875
Earnings (4yr)
$102,147
Nat: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,461
Nat: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,625
Earnings (4yr)
$84,378
Nat: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Business/Corporate Communications
BachCIP: 5205
Median Debt
$17,875
Earnings (4yr)
$76,412
Nat: $65,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
$22,977
Earnings (4yr)
$84,978
Nat: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$18,777
Earnings (4yr)
$73,461
Nat: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$21,809
Earnings (4yr)
$112,780
Nat: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$23,624
Earnings (4yr)
$50,612
Nat: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$23,823
Earnings (4yr)
$78,121
Nat: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,611
Nat: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,917
Nat: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
$58,055
Nat: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Nat: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
-$314k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,494
Nat: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,967
Nat: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$397k
Holocaust and Related Studies
BachCIP: 3021
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $52,050
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$22,290
Earnings (4yr)
$79,135
Nat: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Nat: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$314k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,698
Nat: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$276k
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
BachCIP: 3005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Nat: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
-$363k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,856
Nat: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,617
Nat: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$72,529
Nat: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$80,139
Nat: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Publishing
BachCIP: 0910
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $36,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,183
Nat: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Nat: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$404k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,047
Nat: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,108
Nat: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$119,750
Earnings (4yr)
$84,482
Nat: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$79,168
Earnings (4yr)
$121,592
Nat: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$541k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$107,808
Nat: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$423k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,167
Nat: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
MastCIP: 1199
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $139,553
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
MastCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $148,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
MastCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$138,664
Earnings (4yr)
$41,394
Nat: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$30,300
Earnings (4yr)
$82,030
Nat: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
MastCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$144,710
Earnings (4yr)
$50,895
Nat: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
MastCIP: 2202
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$87,286
Earnings (4yr)
$77,174
Nat: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$72,899
Nat: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
MastCIP: 3005
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $70,267
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
MastCIP: 5120
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,144
Nat: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,762
Nat: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,239
Nat: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,818
Nat: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Graduate Certificates
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Gr-CertCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$77,715
Nat: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
+$316k
Special Education and Teaching
Gr-CertCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
DocCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Curriculum and Instruction
DocCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$91,744
Nat: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
DocCIP: 5120
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,733
Nat: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$170,800
Earnings (4yr)
$119,002
Nat: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$248,569
Earnings (4yr)
$153,718
Nat: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$518k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
ProfCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$159,899
Earnings (4yr)
$94,016
Nat: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Other Programs
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
DegCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $57,802
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.