- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PACity: largeZIP 15232Founded 1869
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1869
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.chatham.edu
PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit
Chatham University
Chatham University is a private nonprofit university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 1,232 undergraduates. It admits 62% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $25,502 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate62%
Retention78%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans50%
$25,502net price / year
62%admission rate
1198average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$61,561median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,380median debt
#707 of 1,704 for earnings#1,257 of 1,739 for lowest net price#539 of 1,738 for graduation rate#399 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $61,097tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,986
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,986
- Average net price
- $25,502national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,600
$30,001–48,000$17,446
$48,001–75,000$19,056
$75,001–110,000$26,890
$110,001+$31,227
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 62%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1198
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–625
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college62%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 70%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,919
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,561middle 50%: $39,797–$87,664
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,380
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,664
Median, Chatham University$61,561
Lower quarter$39,797
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,232
- Part-time
- 7.1%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 22.8
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,160 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,358
- Endowment, end of year
- $80,341,504
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic5.8%
Black7.8%
Asian3.8%
U.S. nonresident2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown3.2%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences16%
Business & management11%
Health professions9.4%
Visual & performing arts9.1%
Psychology7.8%
Architecture7.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.5%
Social sciences4.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 211556. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5087708.