Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law

Orange, CA

Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law is located in Orange, CA and enrolls approximately 153 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 163 and median GPA is 3.7. In the most recent reporting year, 81.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 12.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.8% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
153
Median LSAT
163
Median GPA
3.7
Bar-Required Jobs
77.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 164
50th Percentile 163
25th Percentile 156
75th Percentile 3.82
50th Percentile 3.7
25th Percentile 3.32

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
81.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
60%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
12.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
4.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
12.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
9.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
6.9%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
74.13%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.65%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-3.52%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
143
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 167
Less than ½ tuition 49
Half to full tuition 128
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 60