Chapman's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Chapman University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Chapman University students is 79.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 82.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 75.6%.

79.9%

asian 86.1% 149 students
African American 77.3% 17 students
white 80.4% 647 students
unknown 78.5% 62 students
hawaiian 100.0% 4 students
hispanic 73.7% 143 students
International Students 66.7% 30 students
Mixed Race 84.6% 77 students

Drop Out

Chapman University has an overall drop-out rate of 20.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 24.2% and 17.4% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

20.0%

asian 13.9% 24 students
African American 22.7% 5 students
white 19.6% 158 students
unknown 21.5% 17 students
hispanic 25.8% 50 students
International Students 31.1% 14 students
Mixed Race 15.4% 14 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.1%

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Accounting and Related Services	$61,856	$65,651	$74,073
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$47,455	$50,856	$67,344
Design and Applied Arts	$44,707	$52,107	$63,526
Business/Managerial Economics	$55,212	$52,107	$63,007
Business/Corporate Communications	$44,813	$42,682	$56,671
Education, General	$25,900	$25,774	$52,881
Political Science and Government	$38,955	$38,289	$51,129
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$43,478	$45,767	$50,551
Journalism	$36,779	$39,153	$48,655
Public Health	$23,217	$36,848	$47,572
Communication and Media Studies	$33,002	$31,647	$46,281
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$33,357	$37,568	$42,037
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$29,685	$41,448
Biology, General	$19,549	$27,765	$39,998
Psychology, General	$23,026	$32,284	$38,471
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$24,756	$24,035	$36,435
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$23,858	$25,774	$34,619
Dance	$18,093	$19,455	$24,119
Music	$21,755	$16,874	$21,771
History	NA	$25,967	NA
Computer Science	$58,871	$69,338	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$25,194	NA
Mathematics	NA	$35,060	NA
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$35,060	NA
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	NA	$29,685	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$23,512	$29,141	NA
Sociology	$24,974	$24,421	NA
Philosophy	$38,923	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,310	$80,459	$88,247
Educational Administration and Supervision	$52,423	$53,358	$62,368
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$50,692	$39,729	$50,199
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$25,829	$36,959	$44,306
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$44,513	NA	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$53,287	NA	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$54,139	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$49,936	$58,221	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$28,228	$46,673	NA
Nutrition Sciences	NA	$72,899	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$28,001	$26,353	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$64,468	$68,422	$79,211
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$83,362	$71,854	$69,038
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$61,516	$62,313
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$79,421	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$77,350	$83,177	$85,828
Law	$69,721	$58,479	$82,686
Curriculum and Instruction	$73,746	$91,744	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$66,729	NA	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$77,715	NA

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