Chapman University School of Law

Chapman University School of Law
Parent schoolChapman University
Established1995 (1995)
School typePrivate law school
Parent endowment$564.6 million (2020)
DeanPaul D. Paton
LocationOrange, California, US
33°47′38″N 117°51′04″W / 33.79389°N 117.85111°W / 33.79389; -117.85111
Enrollment417
Faculty41 (full-time) 58 (part-time)
USNWR ranking108th (tie) (2024)
Bar pass rate80% (2023 first-time takers)
Websitechapman.edu/law/
ABA profileStandard 509 Report

The Chapman University School of Law (officially the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law) is a private, non-profit law school located in Orange, California. The school offers the Juris Doctor degree (JD) and combined degree programs including a JD/MBA, and a JD/MFA in Film & Television Producing. The school also offers emphasis options in Business Law, Criminal Law, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Entrepreneurial Law, International Law, Trial Advocacy, and Taxation. Currently, the school has 41 full-time and 58 part-time faculty and a law library with holdings in excess of 290,000 volumes and volume equivalents.