Chatham University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Also known as Chatham · Website
$52,410
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,410
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Chatham University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with 1,232 undergraduates and 759 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $29,954 a year (tuition and fees $44,626). It admits 62% of applicants and 63% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,410 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,954
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$44,626
US median $11,837
Admission rate
62%
US median 78%
Completion rate
63%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,250
About $246 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,410
Rank 1,286 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $29,954
- Tuition and fees
- $44,626
- Cost of attendance
- $61,261
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,675
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,086
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $26,051
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $30,120
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,636
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $34,440 in 2015-16 to $44,626 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1,198
- Undergraduates
- 1,232
- Graduate students
- 759
- Part-time students
- 7.1%
- Women
- 67%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 63%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 82
- Endowment
- $80.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,286 of 5,094 US colleges and 121 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,954 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $44,626 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 62% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 63% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,250 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,709 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,410 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 60% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
82 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 94 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineProfessional | Professional | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 44 | $136,482 | $111,726 | $120,476 | $127,347 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 39 | $61,500 | $38,037 | $55,034 | $65,184 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $20,250 | $37,601 | $56,980 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $24,563 | Withheld | $65,750 | $57,214 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 27 | $41,271 | $35,723 | $67,992 | $69,830 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,587 | Withheld | $73,633 | $54,562 |
| Sustainability StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | $18,954 | Withheld | $57,887 |
| Interior ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $45,785 | Withheld | $60,369 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 21 | $37,450 | $44,339 | $48,110 | $55,035 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 18 | $48,768 | $36,481 | Withheld | $64,711 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 17 | $36,163 | $68,300 | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $14,093 | $70,404 | $86,034 | $88,910 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $19,500 | Withheld | $42,204 | $56,359 |
| Sustainability StudiesMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,897 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $96,656 |
| International AgricultureMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,869 |
| Psychology, GeneralProfessional | Professional | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,839 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Interior ArchitectureMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,993 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Chatham University cost?
$29,954 a year is the average net price at Chatham University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $44,626, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $61,261. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,675 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Chatham University?
62% of applicants are admitted to Chatham University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,198. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Chatham University graduates earn?
$52,410 a year is the median pay of former Chatham University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,709 after 6 years). That ranks 1,286 of 5,094 US colleges and 121 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $148,114.
How much student debt do Chatham University graduates have?
$23,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Chatham University graduates, about $246 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 53% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Chatham University?
63% of first-time, full-time students at Chatham University finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Chatham University?
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (94 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (65 professional graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (44 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 82 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.