Inside Academics at Chapman University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Chapman University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 12 students per faculty member, Chapman University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Chapman University employs 100% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Chapman University offers 57 majors with reported completions across 22 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Chapman University are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Chapman University.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Chapman University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Chapman University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 44 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Chapman University retains and graduates its students — 92% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Chapman University.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Chapman University

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Chapman University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Chapman University — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Chapman University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at Chapman University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Chapman University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies