Chatham University Overview

Chatham University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Chatham University Known For?

• Chatham has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Chatham is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Chatham.
• In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• It takes the average Chatham student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Chatham University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Chatham.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#72	Most Popular English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Chatham has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Architectural Technology/Technician Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services	College Factual
#3	Best Interior Architecture Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Interior Architecture Schools	College Factual
#150	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#171	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is Chatham University?

Contact details for Chatham are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Woodland Road, Office Of Institutional Research, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone:	412-365-1292
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/chathamu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/chathamu

How Do I Get Into Chatham?

You can apply to Chatham online at: chatham.edu/admission-and-aid/next-steps/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Chatham

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Chatham?

Chatham has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Can I Afford Chatham University?

The overall average net price of Chatham is $33,781. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Chatham, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $11,226 a year. That adds up to $44,904 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Chatham is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Chatham University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,358 undergraduate students at Chatham, with 1,071 being full-time and 287 being part-time.

There are also 995 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,071 full-time undergraduates at Chatham, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Chatham University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	37
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	829
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	65

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Chatham University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at Chatham. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Canada.

Online Learning at Chatham University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 5 master’s degree programs available online at Chatham. In 2019-2020, 2,093 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Chatham has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 49th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Chatham

The following table shows how Chatham is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Interior Architecture	#1	#1
Architecture & Related Services	#25	#25
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	#31	#31
Writing Studies	#34	#34

Online Growth Rankings of Chatham

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Chatham University was 25.3%. This is the #961 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Chatham regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Chatham majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing	3%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Chatham ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Chatham.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	#50
Writing Studies	#62
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	#86
English Language & Literature	#102
Computer Information Systems	#162
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#232
Nursing	#402
Computer & Information Sciences	#418

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Chatham University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	30	11	62	103
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	75	75
General Biology	32	40	0	72
Allied Health Professions	0	68	0	68
General Psychology	34	23	9	66
Business Administration & Management	7	23	0	30
Writing Studies	5	24	0	29
Interior Architecture	16	11	0	27
Communication & Media Studies	22	3	0	25
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	24	0	24
Sustainability Science	16	5	0	21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	9	10	0	19
Accounting	6	5	0	11
Health & Physical Education	11	0	0	11
Criminology	10	0	0	10
International Agriculture	0	8	0	8
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	8	0	8
Marketing	8	0	0	8
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	1	6	0	7
International Business	6	0	0	6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	5	0	0	5
Computer Information Systems	0	5	0	5
General English Literature	5	0	0	5
History	5	0	0	5
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	4	0	4
Fine & Studio Arts	4	0	0	4
Management Information Systems	3	0	0	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	3	0	3
Chemistry	3	0	0	3
Political Science & Government	3	0	0	3
Arts & Media Management	3	0	0	3
Special Education	0	2	0	2
Other Statistics	2	0	0	2
International Studies	2	0	0	2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	2	0	0	2
Economics	2	0	0	2
Social Work	2	0	0	2
Music	2	0	0	2
Ethnic Studies	1	0	0	1
Public Health	1	0	0	1
Mathematics	1	0	0	1
Public Policy	1	0	0	1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0	0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Cultural Studies & Analysis	0	0	0	0
Human Biology	0	0	0	0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	260	283	146	689

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.