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Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private · Large city · Chatham

Private institution in Pittsburgh, PA · 1,252 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $52,410 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$25,7171,523rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$43,8101,715th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$43,8101,700th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$56,9811,637th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,410933rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,709609th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
66.2%550th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
78.7%741st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
70.1%600th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1205390th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,2521,228th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.1%1,646th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 167 mi (IAD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 46 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,211$67,180
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$32,925—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Chatham University’s 1,252 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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