Enrollment Trends at Chapman

The student population at Chapman University is 9,760 (7,713 undergraduate and 2,047 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,455 (17.52%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Chapman is 79.03% which is increased by 1,350 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 105 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 63 male students for every 100 female students, down from 67 in 2015.
1 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -85.71% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,518 where 9,760 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 10,014 students in 2023 and was lowest at 8,305 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 8,305 to 9,760 students, a net gain of 1,455 (17.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Chapman University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,305	6,363	2,532	3,831	1,942	806	1,136
2016-17	8,542 237	6,410 47	2,533 1	3,877 46	2,132 190	868 62	1,264 128
2017-18	9,392 850	7,020 610	2,786 253	4,234 357	2,372 240	969 101	1,403 139
2018-19	9,608 216	7,281 261	2,874 88	4,407 173	2,327 -45	931 -38	1,396 -7
2019-20	9,850 242	7,505 224	2,983 109	4,522 115	2,345 18	912 -19	1,433 37
2020-21	9,761 -89	7,404 -101	2,947 -36	4,457 -65	2,357 12	914 2	1,443 10
2021-22	9,991 230	7,714 310	3,081 134	4,633 176	2,277 -80	867 -47	1,410 -33
2022-23	10,014 23	7,869 155	3,153 72	4,716 83	2,145 -132	795 -72	1,350 -60
2023-24	9,961 -53	7,874 5	3,092 -61	4,782 66	2,087 -58	778 -17	1,309 -41
2024-25	9,760 -201	7,713 -161	3,003 -89	4,710 -72	2,047 -40	767 -11	1,280 -29
Average	9,518	7,315	2,898	4,417	2,203	861	1,342

Chapman University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,315 where 7,713 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Chapman University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,363	6,080	2,388	3,692	283	144	139
2016-17	6,410	6,130	2,390	3,740	280	143	137
2017-18	7,020	6,515	2,543	3,972	505	243	262
2018-19	7,281	6,785	2,631	4,154	496	243	253
2019-20	7,505	7,046	2,736	4,310	459	247	212
2020-21	7,404	6,843	2,657	4,186	561	290	271
2021-22	7,714	7,156	2,808	4,348	558	273	285
2022-23	7,869	7,334	2,899	4,435	535	254	281
2023-24	7,874	7,330	2,836	4,494	544	256	288
2024-25	7,713	7,256	2,761	4,495	457	242	215
Average	7,315	7,315	2,665	4,183	7,315	234	234

Chapman University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,203 where 2,047 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Chapman University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,942	1,422	618	804	520	188	332
2016-17	2,132	1,637	683	954	495	185	310
2017-18	2,372	1,777	733	1,044	595	236	359
2018-19	2,327	1,813	729	1,084	514	202	312
2019-20	2,345	1,814	702	1,112	531	210	321
2020-21	2,357	1,816	711	1,105	541	203	338
2021-22	2,277	1,771	691	1,080	506	176	330
2022-23	2,145	1,689	621	1,068	456	174	282
2023-24	2,087	1,693	639	1,054	394	139	255
2024-25	2,047	1,643	604	1,039	404	163	241
Average	2,203	2,203	673	1,034	2,203	188	308

Chapman University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.74% and the percentage of black students is 2.35% at Chapman University. 17.55% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 19.49% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 55.32% to 42.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 11.29% to 17.55%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.63% to 2.35%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 14.15% to 19.49%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7414 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6578 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Chapman University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	20	938	135	1,175	31	4,594	464
2016-17	22	1,056	162	1,260	25	4,548	515
2017-18	11	1,240	172	1,396	22	4,664	585
2018-19	15	1,406	180	1,491	23	4,606	642
2019-20	13	1,575	187	1,602	24	4,628	702
2020-21	10	1,594	199	1,702	27	4,592	720
2021-22	11	1,736	220	1,769	30	4,609	738
2022-23	15	1,747	230	1,802	28	4,561	798
2023-24	12	1,749	240	1,849	25	4,394	794
2024-25	12	1,713	229	1,902	23	4,171	794
Average	14	1,475	195	1,595	26	4,537	675

Chapman University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -85.71% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Chapman University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	8,305	7	115	8,183
2016-17	8,542	0	32	8,510
2017-18	9,392	0	48	9,344
2018-19	9,608	2	50	9,556
2019-20	9,850	0	32	9,818
2020-21	9,761	695	6,767	2,299
2021-22	9,991	10	185	9,796
2022-23	10,014	0	204	9,810
2023-24	9,961	0	89	9,872
2024-25	9,760	1	71	9,688
Average	9,518	72	759	8,688

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Enrollment Trends at Chapman

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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