Chapman University vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Orange, CA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair CA:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-NET

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Chapman University: average net price rose +40.5% from $33,821 (2013) to $47,527 (2023), r² 0.79.
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: net price ranged $30,487–$35,487 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +8.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Chapman University: acceptance rate eased +24.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Chapman University vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on avg net price ($29,689 vs $46,555 at Chapman University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Chapman University leads on acceptance rate (65.4% vs 88.8% at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Chapman University leads on median debt at graduation ($20,500 vs $25,500 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Chapman University and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on avg net price at $29,689 versus $46,555 at Chapman University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Chapman University and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?
Chapman University leads on acceptance rate at 65.4% versus 88.8% at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Chapman University and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?
Chapman University leads on median debt at graduation at $20,500 versus $25,500 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025