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 — 2023-2024
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $61,286 | $68 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $61,286 | $68 |
| Part-time · resident | $48,960 | $68 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $48,960 | $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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$41,490
- Living off campus$41,490
- Living at home$27,630
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$61,286
- Mandatory fees$68
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$41,490
PreLaw Advisor total$102,844
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 (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 433 | 433 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 184 | 184 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 42% | 42% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 30 | 30 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 112 | 112 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 42 | 42 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $36,050 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $56,360 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $64,500 | 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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2022-2023110 received · 49 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-2022113 received · 47 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-2021112 received · 47 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.