Cost & aid
What it costs
In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $54,026 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $29.7K more than the national median. The 88% who received grants paid $47,902 on average; the other 12% paid the full sticker price of $85,080.
- Full price
- $85,080 a year
- tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
- Need-based aid
- Published data end at $110K
- use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
- Merit aid
- 12% · avg $20K
- of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Cost by family income
Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).
Hover, tap, or use the arrow keys to read the price at an income.
- Published federal figures
- With an average merit award: $65K · proxy: 12% got one. A possibility, not a promise
View as a table
| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $34K a year |
| $30–48K | $34K a year |
| $48–75K | $34K a year |
| $75–110K | $40K a year |
| $150K | Published data end at $110K |
| $200K | Published data end at $110K |
| $250K | Published data end at $110K |
| $300K | Published data end at $110K |
| $350K | Published data end at $110K |
| $400K and above | Published data end at $110K |
At $150K: Published data end at $110K
Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.
Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.
What can change this
- Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
$54,026
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
88% got grants averaging $35,434; 12% got none.
Who pays what
Share of first-year students, 2023–24.
Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.
$86,332 before aid
Tuition, fees, and on-campus food and housing · up 8% from 2023–24.
Continuing students pay $89,064 in later years.
Show the full next-year estimate
- Tuition, fees, food & housing$86,332
- Books and supplies$1,600
- Transportation$1,250
- Other expenses$2,082
- Total for a student living on campus$91,264
$20.5K
≈ $217/month for 10 years
3.1 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
60% of undergrads borrow federally.
Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.
Three years into repayment
Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.
- Paid in full25%
- Paying it down33%
- Payments paused22%
- Not paying it down16%
- Behind or in default4%
- Forgiven or discharged0%
Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
ModerateGrants cover 36% of the $85,080 full price on average across all first-years (moderate), more than at 42% of colleges.
$31,054 in grants per first-year ÷ $85,080 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (1,796), 2023–24
About 1 in 8 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price of $85,080.
Where the aid comes from
Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.
Aid by family income
The whole first-year class (1,796)
- Federal aid + grants1,364avg grant $37.9K
- Grants, no federal aid210avg grant $19.7K
- No grants222pay full price
Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.
By family income: only students who received federal aid (1,411 of 1,796), because income is only reported for them.
Applying for aid
For fall 2025 entrants.
Priority date: March 2 · Aid offers: on a rolling basis from March 15
Dates for fall 2025 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | not marked |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni connection | ✓ | not marked |
| Art | ✓ | not marked |
| ROTC | ✓ | not marked |
| Music or drama | ✓ | not marked |
| Religious affiliation | ✓ | not marked |
A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Chapman University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2025–26;Chapman University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 entrants;Chapman University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)