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Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law

Orange, CA
Median LSAT
163
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (162) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.70
0.03 vs. Class of 2024 (3.67) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
81.5%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
166161157152 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 163 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.70 (up 0.03) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

56% of the school's 404 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the no scholarship tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT156 – 163 – 164
145175
Undergraduate GPA3.32 – 3.70 – 3.82
2.94.0
1L Class Size
153
Annual Tuition
$63,126
App. Deadline
Priority Deadline April
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
81.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
60%
Government
12.3%
JD Advantage
9.2%
Unemployed, Seeking
6.9%
Business & Industry
5.4%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
4.6%
Public Interest
4.6%
Education
0%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

404 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
176
Less than ½ tuition
48
Half to full tuition
121
Full tuition
0
More than full tuition
59

Bars scale to share of all 404 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School74.13%
ABA Weighted Avg77.65%
-3.52 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 143 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#112
2026 Overall Rank
↓8 spots
2025 · #104
2026 · #112