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Chapman Law School
Facts and Student Profile

See the Student Profile (PDF) for statistics and breakdown of the type of students starting at Chapman University's School of Law.

Founded: Chapman University was founded in 1861. The School of Law was established in 1995.

Campus: 42 acres, located in the heart of Historic Old Towne Orange, California.

Nearby cities: Chapman is located 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles and 90 miles north of San Diego and Mexico.

Accreditation: The Chapman University School of Law is fully approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

Academic Programs:

  • JD
  • JD/MBA
  • LL.M. in Taxation
  • LL.M. in Prosecutorial Science

Certificate Programs:

  • Tax Law
  • Advocacy and Dispute Resolution
  • Environmental/Land Use/Real Estate Law (ENLURE)
  • Entertainment Law

Clinical Programs:

  • Low Income Elder Law Clinic
  • Low Income Tax Law Clinic
  • 9th Circuit Appellate Clinic
  • Claremont Institute for Constitutional Jurisprudence
  • Family Violence Clinic

Job Placement Rate: 92.5 percent of Chapman law alumni are employed within nine months after graduation.

Faculty: A distinguished faculty educated at some of the best law schools in the country graduated in the top of their classes. Several of the 45 full time faculty hold PhD degrees and five faculty members clerked for five United States Supreme Court Justices. The student to faculty ratio is 10.2:1.

 
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