Orange, California
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1998
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 163
- Median GPA
- 3.70
- Resident tuition
- $63,126
- First-year class
- 153
- Bar-required jobs
- 76.2%
- First-time bar passage
- 80.3%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2022-2023
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $59,500 | $68 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $59,500 | $68 |
| Part-time · resident | $47,520 | $68 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $47,520 | $68 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$33,572
- Living off campus$33,572
- Living at home$24,212
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$59,500
- Mandatory fees$68
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$33,572
PreLaw Advisor total$93,140
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2022–2023 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 458 | 458 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 248 | 236 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 38 | 33 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 149 | 142 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 61 | 61 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $35,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $54,718 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $64,718 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-2020112 received · 45 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-2019112 received · 47 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-2018120 received · 49 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.