Our Path to Greatness

The Strategic Plan

Chapman's Strategic Plan for 2023 to 2028

Since the early 1990s, Chapman University has experienced unprecedented growth and academic achievement. We have accomplished this growth through the implementation of a series of five-year strategic plans and the support and hard work of the Chapman Family.

The current five-year plan, Our Path to Greatness, is the seventh plan in the series. It lays out the first five years, 2023-2028, of an ambitious university plan centered on the five priorities below and the specific initiatives that support them:

Strategic Priorities

Academic Excellence

Continue to enhance academic excellence at Chapman University. This priority focuses on the development of a community of inspiring teacher-scholars who, with the support of an engaged and dedicated staff, will attract talented students to an environment that challenges students academically, nurtures their intellectual curiosity and ensures their holistic development and success as lifelong learners and global citizens.

Expanding Graduate Health Science Programs

Enhance programs and state-of-the-art facilities at the Rinker Health Science Campus in Irvine to provide even more career opportunities and meet community needs.

Organizational Excellence

Invest in development tools, processes and technology so Chapman faculty, staff and administrators at all levels can deliver a consistently outstanding Chapman Experience.

Campus Projects Enhancing Community-Building

Through campus place-making and development, deepen the recognition of campus as a shared resource for community-building and for enhancing the academic experience and life at Chapman.

Comprehensive Campaign

Complete a $500 million comprehensive giving campaign that will drive Chapman’s overall success with a focus on increasing the endowment with the long-term goal of $2 billion by 2037.