+21%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Chapman University rose 21% between 2007 and 2010 ($12.0k → $14.5k).
California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Chapman University
Orange, California. 7,629 undergraduate students. 109 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Chapman University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Chapman University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.6% → 0.0%).
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Chapman University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($58.6k → $65.0k).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Chapman University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($58.6k → $65.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$70,070+21% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$58,080
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry80.4%+85% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$17,750+91% · '97→'10
At program completion7,629+111% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS90.0%+4% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time55.6%-6% · '01→'24
latest cohort$62,784+205% · '00→'24
out-of-state $62,784SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.4%Median federal debt $17,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $70,070 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+85%
Chapman University · completion · 150% rose
44.3% → 81.9%
+181%
Chapman University · completion · 100% rose
25.3% → 71.2%
+111%
Chapman University · undergrad enrollment rose
2,308 → 4,879
+205%
Chapman University · in-state tuition rose
$21,314 → $64,984
+205%
Chapman University · out-of-state tuition rose
$21,314 → $64,984
+91%
Chapman University · median debt rose
$7,573 → $14,472
-100%
Chapman University · cohort default rate fell
3.5% → 0.0%
+32%
Chapman University · pell share rose
14.7% → 19.4%
+25%
Chapman University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$54,000 → $67,467
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$120,720Law.$117,900Law.$115,598Accounting and Related Services.$107,442Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$100,597Business Administration, Management and Operations.$98,104Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$95,113Business/Managerial Economics.$89,309Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$80,944Business/Corporate Communications.$78,721Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$78,008Design and Applied Arts.$77,615Political Science and Government.$76,190Public Health.$76,156Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$75,336Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$74,294Biology, General.$70,913Sociology.$70,118Educational Administration and Supervision.$69,788Journalism.$69,171Mathematics.$68,983Psychology, General.$67,242Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$66,796Education, General.$65,859
Showing top 24 of 34 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
34 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Chapman University graduates earn $X” — not “Chapman University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Chapman University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.