» 2023-2024 Tuition & Fee Information

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

Tuition

• Full-time Rate (12-18 units): $31,200
• Part-time Rate (1- 11.5 units): $1,940 per unit
• Overload Charge (over 18 units):  $1,940 per unit
• Interterm Tuition**: $1,940 per unit

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: $TBD
• 6 - 11.5 units: $TBD
• 0.5 - 5.5 units: $TBD

Student Health Insurance

Proof of health insurance is required of all students. Students can submit proof via the Student Center's eForms tile. 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 tile.

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 Health Insurance eForm in their Student Center. The deadline to waive is the 3rd week of classes.

• Student Health Insurance - $TBD annual ($TBD 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

• $8,689 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

• $2,866 per semester: 10 Weekly Meals with 400 Panther Bucks
• $2,866 per semester: 12 Weekly Meals with 350 Panther Bucks
• $2,866 per semester: 14 Weekly Meals with 300 Panther Bucks
• $2,866 per semester: 19 Weekly Meals with 250 Panther Bucks

Students can change their board meal plan selection, by sending a request via their Chapman email to Residence Life 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

• $9,977 per semester* 
  
  • Sandhu: Suite shared bedroom
• $10,985 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.

• $5,823 per semester
  • Davis & Harris: 1 bedroom
  • Panther Village: Studio 
  • Panther Village: Loft 
  • The K: Studio
• $7,111 per semester
  • Chapman Grand
  • Glass
  • The K
  • Davis: 2 bedroom 
• $8,119 per semester
  • Chapman Grand: private unit 

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

• $2,866 per semester: 10 Weekly Meals with 400 Panther Bucks
• $2,866 per semester: 12 Weekly Meals with 350 Panther Bucks
• $2,866 per semester: 14 Weekly Meals with 300 Panther Bucks
• $2,866 per semester: 19 Weekly Meals with 250 Panther Bucks

Students can change their board meal plan selection, by sending a request via their Chapman email to Residence Life 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 - $TBD
• Platinum Plan A: $565 Panther Bucks - $TBD
• Platinum Plan B: $410 Panther Bucks - $TBD
• Platinum Plan C: $140 Panther Bucks - $TBD
• Gold Plan: 80 Meals & $140 Panther Bucks - $TBD
• Silver Plan: 50 Meals & $110 Panther Bucks - $TBD
• Bronze Plan: 30 meals & $110 Panther Bucks - $TBD

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

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

Tuition and Fees are based on full-time enrollment of 12-18 units. Additional charges will apply for students enrolled in more than 18 units per semester.  Health insurance is not automatically included in the Cost of Attendance for domestic undergraduate students.

The Cost of Attendance determines your financial aid, and it includes estimated and average costs in some categories. The Cost of Attendance is used by Financial Aid and may not reflect your actual charges. Actual Tuition and Fees can be viewed on your Student Center after tuition is posted.

JD Tuition

• Full-time (12-16 units): $61,286 per annum
• Part-time (8-11.5 units): $48,960 per annum
• Part-time (0.5-7.5 units): $2,040 per unit
• Overload Charge (over 16 units): $2,040 per unit

 Joint Degree Tuition

• Full-time JD/MBA (12-16 units): $61,286 per annum
• Full-time JD/MFA (12-16 units): $57,716 per annum

LL.M. Tuition

• Fall 2023: $2,040 per unit
• Spring 2024: $2,040 per unit
• Summer 2024: $2,040 per unit

Audit Rate for Non-Chapman University - Students & Alumni

• JD Students: $2,040 per unit
• LL.M. Students: $2,040 per unit

Health Insurance & Health Center

Proof of health insurance is required of all students. Students can submit proof via the Student Center's eForms tile. 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 tile.

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 Health Insurance eForm in their Student Center. The deadline to waive is the 3rd week of classes. 

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

• Student Health Insurance - $TBD annual ($TBD 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: $1,955
• MBA / MS Food Science 
  • Per unit: $1,200
• MS in Behavioral & Computational Economics
  
  • Per unit: $1,955
• MS Accounting 
  • Per unit: $1,660
• MS Real Estate
  • Per unit: $1,660
• Executive MBA 
  • Per unit: $2,670
• MBA / MFA Film & Television Producing
  • Per semester: $31,042

Attallah College of Educational Studies

• MA Leadership Development
  • Per unit: $1,130
• MA Special Education 
  • Per unit: $1,130
• MA Counseling
  • Per unit: $1,130
• Ed.S. School Psychology 
  • Per unit: $1,130
• Ph.D in Education 
  • Per unit: $1,650
• MA Teaching - Secondary Ed & SS Credential
  • Per unit: $1,130
• MA Curriculum & Instruction 
  • Per unit: $1,130
• All Credential Programs
  • Per unit: $1,130

 Crean College of Health & Behavioral Sciences

• MA Marriage & Family Therapy
  • Per unit: $1,355

 Dodge College of Film & Media Arts

• MA Film and Media Studies 
  • Per unit: $1,570
• MFA in Documentary Filmmaking
  • Per semester tuition: $25,640
  • Per semester lab fee: $375
• MFA Film & Television Producing
  • Per semester tuition: $25,640
  • Per semester lab fee: $375
• MFA Film Production
  • Per semester tuition: $24,172
  • Per semester lab fee (1st & 2nd Year Only): $885
• MFA Production Design
  • Per semester tuition: $25,640
  • Per semester lab fee: $375
• MFA Screenwriting
  • Per semester tuition: $25,640
  • Per semester lab fee: $375
• MFA TV Writing & Producing
  • Per semester tuition: $25,640
  • Per semester lab fee: $375
• MBA/ MFA Film & Television Producing
  • Per semester tuition: $25,640
  • Per semester lab fee (2nd & 3rd Year Only): $375
• JD/MFA Film & Television Producing
  • Per semester tuition: $28,858
  • Per semester lab fee (MFA Only): $375

Schmid College of Science & Technology

• MS Food Science
  • Per unit: $1,200
• MBA/MS Food Science
  • Per unit: $1,690
• MS Computational & Data Sciences
  • Per unit: $1,855
• Ph.D. Computational & Data Sciences
  • Per unit: $1,855

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

• MA English
  • Per unit: $1,135
• MFA Creative Writing
  • Per unit: $1,135
• MA International Studies 
  • Per unit: $1,370
• MA War, Diplomacy, & Society
  • Per unit: $1,135

School of Communication

• MS Health & Strategic Communication
  • Per unit: $1,295
• PhD Communication
  • Per unit: $1,295

College of Performing Arts

• MM Keyboard Collaborative Arts
  • Per unit: $1,070

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

Proof of health insurance is required of all students. Students can submit proof via the Student Center's eForms tile. 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 tile.

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 Health Insurance eForm in their Student Center. The deadline to waive is the 3rd week of classes.

• Student Health Insurance - $TBD annual ($TBD 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 Physical Therapy: $17,793
• Doctor of Pharmacy: $29,726
• MS Communication Sciences and Disorders: $12,879
• MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: $2,345 per unit
• PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences:$2,345 per unit
• MS Regulatory Affairs: $2,345 per unit

Physician Assistant

• Fall 2023: $21,265
• *Spring 2024: $21,903
• *Summer 2024: $21,903

*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

Proof of health insurance is required of all students. Students can submit proof via the Student Center eForms tile. 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.
  • 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 submit the Purchase Health Insurance eForm via their Student Center's eForms tile. The deadline to purchase is the 3rd week of classes.
  • Student Health Insurance - $TBD annual ($TBD 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 charge by submitting a Proof of Health Insurance eForm on their Student Center. The deadline to waive is the 3rd week of classes.

Rinker Health Science Campus location
9401 Jeronimo Rd. Irvine, CA
At the corner of Alton Pkwy & Jeronimo Rd. (Google Map)

Student Business Services is located on the first floor in room #123.

Office Hours
Monday through Friday
9:00am-4:30pm PST (closed 1-2pm PST)
Extended hours offered at the beginning of each term.

Tuition and fees vary by department. Below you will find the budgeted amounts for your indirect costs, determined by survey data. 

*Students in the Pharm D. program have some additional costs associated with their degree. For more information about those fee, visit the Pharm D. webpage and view the Estimated Cost of Attendance.

*Pharm D program includes books and resources in their tuition charge.