Chapman University

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1 University Drive
Orange, CA 92866

Students
480
enrolled (full-time)
28
enrolled (part-time)
Tuition
$43,536
per year (full-time)
$34,586
per year (part-time)

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Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category
Rank Category Name
#126 Best Law Schools

Specialties

#47 in Part-time Law

Law School Overview

The School of Law at Chapman University has an application deadline of April 15. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at Chapman University is $75. The part-time program application fee at the School of Law at Chapman University is $75. Its tuition is full-time: $43,536 per year and part-time: $34,586 per year. The student-faculty ratio is 10.2:1. The School of Law at Chapman University has 77 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded 1995
Public/private Private
Law school designation Regional

Admissions

Application deadline April 15
Full-time program application fee $75
Part-time program application fee $75
Admissions Phone (714) 628-2500
Admissions E-mail lawadm@chapman.edu
Web site http://www.chapman.edu/law

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty 77
Student-faculty ratio 10.2:1
Total faculty 81

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time) 480
Gender distribution (full-time)
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012 179

Cost

Tuition and fees

Full-time: $43,536 per year
Part-time: $34,586 per year

Room and board $17,280

Careers

Employed at graduation 2 23.2%
Median private sector starting salary $65,000
Median public service starting salary $45,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents 312,821

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data

2. Represents the percentage of all 2011 graduates who had a full-time job lasting at least a year for which bar passage was required or a J.D. degree was an advantage. These employment rates are part of the data on placement success used to determine a school’s ranking.
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