Chapman Comparisons

8/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Orange, CA
4.3 6 reviews

#10 Best Private Colleges in California

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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for Chapman University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$49,781 lower in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$56,256 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$49,262 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$48,637 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$48,570 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$48,210 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$56,574 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$57,634 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$48,226 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$51,388 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$49,378 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$48,979 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$57,204 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for Chapman University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$926 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$7,113 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$4,934 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$4,492 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$2,627 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$3,691 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$914 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$436 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$1,290 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$7,904 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$18,734 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$4,106 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$3,629 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$2,996 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$966 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whittier College Whittier, CA	$13,634 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$11,400 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$16,000 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$12,424 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$26,256 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$8,496 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$2,794 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$34,784 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	$52,761 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Chapman University
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Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$20,835 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Chapman University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$2,368 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$2,792 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$69 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,828 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$2,056 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$7,928 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$3,586 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$4 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$6,213 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$3,984 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$903 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$7,324 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$11,814 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$1,434 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$8,263 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$5,710 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$6,634 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$16,128 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$3,139 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$11,444 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$1,522 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$156 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$5,224 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$9,224 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$5,586 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$12,598 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$10,586 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$6,117 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$18,110 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$484 lower in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$25,184 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$24,454 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$18,424 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$13,184 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$42,534 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=111948.

Last updated: August 2026