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All Undergraduate rates listed below are per semester, unless otherwise indicated.

Tuition

Full-time Rate (12-18 units): $30,145
Part-time Rate (1- 11.5 units): $1,875 per unit
Overload Charge (over 18 units): $1,875 per unit
Interterm Tuition**: $1,875 per unit

**If an Undergraduate Student is enrolled full-time in both the Fall & Spring semesters of the same academic year, the student may qualify for an Interterm Tuition Waiver (up to 4 units). The waiver cannot be applied, until the student is enrolled in a minimum of 12 units for the Spring semester of the same academic year. Graduating Seniors, who will not be enrolled full-time during the Spring semester of their graduating year, can contact their Student Account Advisor to determine if they qualify for a Graduating Senior Interterm Tuition Waiver exception.

Additional Fees

Parking is free to students. However, a valid virtual permit is still mandatory. The virtual permit is obtained by registering your vehicle .

Health Center (Mandatory Fee - Not related to Health Insurance)

Health Center Fee: $122

Associated Student Fee (Mandatory Fee)

12 or more units: $70
6 - 11.5 units: $30
0.5 - 5.5 units: $25

Student Health Insurance

Proof of health insurance is required of all students. Students can submit proof via their Student Center eForms. Otherwise, the student will be enrolled in the plan selected by the university and charged the cost of coverage.

Student health insurance can be purchased each academic year via the Student Center eForms.

International students are automatically billed for student health insurance upon enrollment. Students who have an individual or family plan can waive the health insurance charge by completing the Proof of Insurance eForm in their Student Center. The deadline to waive is the 3rd week of classes.

Student Health Insurance - $1846 annual ($923 per semester)

Other Fees and Charges

Transcript Fee: $10
ID Card Replacement Fee: $10
Enrollment Application Fee: $60
Audit: $100 per unit
Lab Fees: See class schedule
Music Fees: See class schedule

Residence Life and First Year Experience

First year students have a two-year housing requirement. The requirement consists of students who enter Chapman University within one year of their high school graduation. Students residing in residence halls are required to have a board meal plan, which is included in the total cost below.

Housing rates listed are per semester.

First Year Student Housing: Residence Halls

$8,478 per semester*
- Glass, Henley, Pralle-Sodaro, & Sandhu: Triples
- North & South Morlan: Doubles

*This cost includes the required board meal plan. Students select their board meal plan within their housing application.

Board Meal Plan Options

$2,796 per semester: 10 Weekly Meals with 400 Panther Bucks
$2,796 per semester: 12 Weekly Meals with 350 Panther Bucks
$2,796 per semester: 14 Weekly Meals with 300 Panther Bucks
$2,796 per semester: 19 Weekly Meals with 250 Panther Bucks

Students can change their board meal plan selection, by sending an email via their Chapman email to Residence Life or their account advisor, through the end of the third week of each semester. Board meal plans and Panther Bucks expire every Fall and Spring semester.

Continuing Student Housing

Residence Halls

$9,734 per semester*
- Sandhu: Suite shared bedroom
$10,718 per semester*
- Sandhu: Design Singles

*This cost includes the required board meal plan. Students select their board meal plan within their housing application.

On-Campus Apartments

Continuing students, any student not a first year student, may apply to live in Chapman apartments (board plan is not required). Some of these apartments, such as Chapman Grand and Panther Village, are not connected to the Orange Campus. However, they are still considered on-campus housing. Visit the Off-Campus Housing webpage for information about finding housing in the local community.

The apartment rates listed below are per semester and do not include the cost of a board meal plan.

$5,682 per semester
- Davis & Harris: 1 bedroom
- Panther Village: Studio
- Panther Village: Loft
- The K: Studio
$6,938 per semester
- Chapman Grand
- Glass
- The K
- Davis: 2 bedroom
$7,922 per semester
- Chapman Grand: private unit

Summer 2023 Rates

$2,240 per semester
- Davis & Harris: Shared bedroom
$2,800 per semester
- Davis: Single bedroom (in 2-bd apartment)
- The K: Shared bedroom
$3,360 per semester
- Chapman Grand: Private bedroom

For additional information regarding housing, please contact Residence Life.

Off Campus Housing Dining Plans

Students residing in a Chapman Apartment may choose to purchase a board meal plan or a commuter meal plan online.

Board Meal Plan Options

$2,796 per semester: 10 Weekly Meals with 400 Panther Bucks
$2,796 per semester: 12 Weekly Meals with 350 Panther Bucks
$2,796 per semester: 14 Weekly Meals with 300 Panther Bucks
$2,796 per semester: 19 Weekly Meals with 250 Panther Bucks

Students can change their board meal plan selection, by sending email via their Chapman email to Residence Life or their account advisor through the end of the third week of each semester. Board meal plans and Panther Bucks expire every Fall and Spring semester.

Commuter Meal Plan Options

Titanium Plan: $1,130 Panther Bucks - $1,110
Platinum Plan A: $565 Panther Bucks - $560
Platinum Plan B: $410 Panther Bucks - $404
Platinum Plan C: $140 Panther Bucks - $135
Gold Plan: 80 Meals & $140 Panther Bucks - $880
Silver Plan: 50 Meals & $110 Panther Bucks - $585
Bronze Plan: 30 meals & $110 Panther Bucks - $399

Commuter meal plans expire the last day of the Spring semester.

For more information on commuter meal plans, visit the Dining Services website.

JD Tuition

Full-time (12-16 units): $59,500 per annum
Part-time (8-11.5 units): $47,520 per annum
Part-time (0.5-7.5 units): $1,980 per unit
Overload Charge (over 16 units): $1,980 per unit

Joint Degree Tuition

Full-time JD/MBA (12-16 units): $59,500 per annum
Full-time JD/MFA (12-16 units): $56,040 per annum

LL.M. Tuition

Fall 2022: $1,980 per unit
Spring 2023: $1,980 per unit
Summer 2023: $1,980 per units

Audit Rate for Non-Chapman University - Students & Alumni

JD Students: $1,980 per unit
LL.M. Students: $1,980 per unit

Audit rates are based on the student's program, regardless of the type of course taken.

Health Insurance & Health Center

Proof of health insurance is required of all students. Students can submit proof via their Student eForms. Otherwise, the student will be enrolled in the plan selected by the university and charged the cost of coverage.

Student health insurance can be purchased each academic year via the Student Center eForms.

Health Center Services can be purchased via the Student Center eForms, which allows access to the Health Center on campus.

Student Health Insurance - $1846 annual ($923 per semester)
Health Center Fee (Optional): $122

Parking

Parking is free to students. However, a valid virtual permit is still mandatory. The virtual permit is obtained by registering your vehicle .

Other Fees and Charges

*Graduation Fee (one-time fee): $335
Student Bar Association Fee: $68
MBA AS Fee: $40
MFA Lab Fee: $375 per semester

*Graduation Fee charged 2nd year of law school and 3^rd year for joint JD/MBA + JD/ MFA students. Additional fees relating to graduation may apply.

Argyros School of Business & Economics

Full-time & Flexible MA
- Per unit: $1,900
MBA / MS Food Science
- Per unit: $1,640
MS in Behavioral & Computational Economics
- Per unit: $1,900
MS Accounting
- Per unit: $1,610
MS Real Estate
- Per unit: $1,610
Executive MBA
- Per unit: $2,590
MBA / MFA Film & Television Producing
- Per semester: $30,138

Attallah College of Educational Studies

MA Leadership Development
- Per unit: $1,095
MA Special Education
- Per unit: $1,095
MA Counseling
- Per unit: $1,095
Ed.S. School Psychology
- Per unit: $1,095
Ph.D in Education
- Per unit: $1,600
MA Teaching - Secondary Ed & SS Credential
- Per unit: $1,095
MA Curriculum & Instruction
- Per unit: $1,095
All Credential Programs
- Per unit: $1,095

Crean College of Health & Behavioral Sciences

MA Marriage & Family Therapy
- Per unit: $1,315

Dodge College of Film & Media Arts

MA Film and Media Studies
- Per unit: $1,525
MFA in Documentary Filmmaking
- Per semester tuition: $24,894
- Per semester lab fee: $375
MFA Film & Television Producing
- Per semester tuition: $24,894
- Per semester lab fee: $375
MFA Film Production
- Per semester tuition: $23,468
- Per semester lab fee (1st & 2nd Year Only): $885
MFA Production Design
- Per semester tuition: $24,894
- Per semester lab fee: $375
MFA Screenwriting
- Per semester tuition: $24,894
- Per semester lab fee: $375
MFA TV Writing & Producing
- Per semester tuition: $24,894
- Per semester lab fee: $375
MBA/ MFA Film & Television Producing
- Per semester tuition: $30,138
- Per semester lab fee (2nd & 3rd Year Only): $375
JD/MFA Film & Television Producing
- Per semester tuition: $28,020
- Per semester lab fee (MFA Only): $375

Schmid College of Science & Technology

MS Food Science
- Per unit: $1,165
MBA/MS Food Science
- Per unit: $1,640
MS Computational & Data Sciences
- Per unit: $1,800
Ph.D. Computational & Data Sciences
- Per unit: $1,800

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

MA English
- Per unit: $1,100
MFA Creative Writing
- Per unit: $1,100
MA International Studies
- Per unit: $1,370
MA War, Diplomacy, & Society
- Per unit: $1,100

School of Communication

MS Health & Strategic Communication
- Per unit: $1,255
PhD Communication
- Per unit: $1,255

College of Performing Arts

MM Keyboard Collaborative Arts
- Per unit: $1,040

Parking Fee

Parking is free to students. However, a valid virtual permit is still mandatory. The virtual permit is obtained by registering your vehicle .

Health Insurance & Health Center

Student health insurance can be purchased each academic year via the Student Center eForms.

Health Center Services can be purchased via the Student Center eForms, which allows access to the Health Center on campus.

Student Health Insurance - $1846 annual ($923 per semester)
Health Center Fee (Optional): $122

Other Fees & Charge

Application Fee - Graduate - $70
MBA Associated Student Fee (all MBA programs) - $40
ID Card Replacement Fee - $10
Transcripts Fee - $10
Audit- Non JD Programs - $100 per unit
Lab Fee - See class schedule
Music Fee - See class schedule

Student Housing

Graduate students interested in housing should visit Off-Campus Housing: Chapman Panther Village.

Rates listed below are per trimester, unless otherwise indicated.

Tuition

Doctor of Pharmacy: $28,860
Doctor of Physical Therapy: $17,275
MS Regulatory Affairs: $2,275 per unit
MS Communication Sciences and Disorders: $12,504
MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: $2,275 per unit
PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences:$2,275 per unit

Physician Assistant

Fall 2022: $20,646
*Spring 2023: $21,265
*Summer 2023: $21,265

*Rate change in Spring trimester for Physician Assistant only

Parking Fee

Parking is free to students. However, a valid virtual permit is still mandatory. The virtual permit is obtained by registering your vehicle .

Health Insurance

Student Health Insurance can be purchased each academic year.
- Health insurance is optional for students in the MS Patient Safety, MS Regulatory Affairs, MS Pharmaceutical Science, Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Sciences programs
- To purchase coverage for the academic year, students log into their Student Center and click "Student Forms". The deadline to purchase is the 3rd week of classes.
- Student Health Insurance - $1846 annual ($615 per trimester)
Health Insurance Waiver Option
- International students and students in the Doctor of Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, & Physician Asst. programs are automatically billed student health insurance upon enrollment. Students who have an individual or family plan can waive the health insurance by submitting a Proof of Insurance eForm on their Student Center. The deadline to waive is the 3rd week of classes.