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Chapman University
Private school
Orange, CA
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Graduate salaries for Chapman University

Total 2018 graduates: 134

  • 69.4% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 34.7% of this school's 2018 graduates made $73,840 or more.

Median salary: $70,680

This is the most recent median salary for graduates who borrowed, reported in 2020 about graduates from 2016 and 2017. This average is derived from actual tax returns in the year following graduation and mapped to J.D. programs by the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of the Treasury. Learn more.

Additionally, the majority of law schools voluntarily publish salary information about graduates based upon student/graduate surveys, investigation, and public information. This salary information is on this page.

Salary distribution for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported9369.4%$60,000$73,840$80,000$72,518
Employed - No salary reported2417.9%
Non-employed1712.7%
Total graduates134100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported8361.9%$60,000$74,000$80,000$72,410
Private sector - no salary reported2317.2%
Public sector - salary reported10 7.5% $57,264$70,920$75,000 $73,410
Public sector - no salary reported10.7%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed1712.7%
Total graduates134100%

When a row has no salary data, indicated by a "-" (hyphen), it either means that no graduates reported a salary for the category or that fewer than five graduates reported a salary for the category.

Salaries by job type for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 806951.5% $60,000$73,500$80,000$71,870
J.D. advantage 332115.7% $57,264$72,000$80,000$70,529
Professional 4-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 1179369.4% $60,000$73,840$80,000$72,518
Non-employed 17
Total Graduates 134

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 72 61 45.5% $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $70,870
Law firm: Bar passage required 67 58 43.3% $60,000 $72,750 $80,000 $72,297
Law firm: Other 532.2%
Business & industry 34 22 16.4% $63,000 $78,000 $81,000 $76,682
Business & industry: Bar passage required 6 5 3.7% $55,000 $75,000 $80,000 $71,800
Business & industry: Bar passage required 27 16 11.9% $64,000 $78,000 $82,500 $77,938
Business & industry: Other 110.7%
Government 8 7 5.2% $57,264 $68,000 $75,000 $69,895
Public interest 2 - - - - - -
Clerkship 0 0 - - - -
Federal 0 0 - - - -
State 0 0 - - - -
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 1179369.4% $60,000$73,840$80,000$72,518
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 134

Law firm salaries by size for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 72 61 45.5% $60,000$70,000$80,000$70,870
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 43 35 26.1% $52,000 $65,000 $75,000 $66,845
11-25 attorneys 8 7 5.2% $52,000 $73,500 $90,000 $71,857
26-50 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 10 10 7.5% $52,000 $77,500 $80,000 $69,950
101-250 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 45 32 23.9%
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 134

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
California - 88 65.7% $60,000 $74,000 $80,000 $73,047
Outside of California
or unknown
- 0 0% - - - -
Employed 1179369.4% $60,000$73,840$80,000$72,518
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 134
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