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Chapman University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Chapman University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how your school fared in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Chapman fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Chapman University Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

Chapman placed #172 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This scores Chapman University among the best 10% of schools in the United States for students!

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California Ranking

Chapman placed #24 out of 161 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This puts Chapman among the best 10% of schools in the nation for California students! See the Best Colleges in California ranking

This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Chapman has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	556	98.0%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	189	98.4%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88	1,187	92.6%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	294	96.9%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69	1,150	94.0%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86	654	86.9%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	300	89.3%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	96	88.5%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	540	88.1%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98	571	82.8%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	356	86.8%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	694	84.9%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	82	97.6%
Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18	98	81.6%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	50	96.0%
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	68	79.4%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	24	91.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	234	933	74.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199	925	78.5%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	10	132	92.4%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	42	95.2%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	182	77.5%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	4	112	96.4%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	37	94.6%
Best Business/Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	9	66.7%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	31	93.6%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	28	92.9%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4	63	93.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	8	68	88.2%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	61	86.9%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4	41	90.2%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	315	1,055	70.1%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	58	89.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198	609	67.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	76	82.9%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	66	86.4%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	32	84.4%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	173	573	69.8%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	47	85.1%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110	345	68.1%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	3	12	75.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	8	40	80.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	10	41	75.6%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	10	43	76.7%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	18	72.2%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	18	72.2%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6	19	68.4%
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	15	66.7%

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