by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Chatham University was awarded 41 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is athletic training.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Chatham is ranked #570 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Chatham is ranked at #33.
The acceptance rate at Chatham University is 73%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Chatham is a good fit for you.
At Chatham, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Chatham University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Chatham University has a freshmen retention rate of 79%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Chatham the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 66%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,358 undergraduates at Chatham with 1,071 being full-time and 287 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,348 | $23,065 | $25,304 | $28,910 | $31,977 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Chatham, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Chatham, approximately 95% of students took out student loans averaging $8,978 a year. That adds up to $35,912 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Chatham is 3.4%. 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.
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Contact details for Chatham are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Woodland Road, Office Of Institutional Research, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 |
| Phone: | 412-365-1292 |
| Website: | www.chatham.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/chathamu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/chathamu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 49 | $31,644 |
| General Psychology | 31 | NA |
| Nursing | 30 | $63,779 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 21 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 19 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 14 | NA |
| Criminology | 13 | NA |
| Sustainability Science | 12 | NA |
| Interior Architecture | 11 | NA |
| Accounting | 11 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,167 students took at least one online class at Chatham University. This is a decrease from the 2,093 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,167 | 418 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,093 | 709 |
| 2018-2019 | 964 | 381 |
| 2017-2018 | 956 | 335 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,080 | 316 |
Footnotes
*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.
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