Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Also known as CHC · Website
$52,015
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,015
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Chestnut Hill College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 815 undergraduates and 420 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,970 a year (tuition and fees $39,870). It admits 74% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,015 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,389 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,970
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$39,870
US median $11,837
Admission rate
74%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,389
About $280 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,015
Rank 1,317 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
- $27,970
- Tuition and fees
- $39,870
- Cost of attendance
- $58,168
- Students with a need-based grant
- 52%
- Students with federal loans
- 78%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $28,011
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,447
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,714
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,168
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,175
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 $33,130 in 2015-16 to $39,870 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
- 74%
- SAT reading, middle
- 505
- SAT math, middle
- 490
- Undergraduates
- 815
- Graduate students
- 420
- Part-time students
- 14%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 62%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 63
- Endowment
- $23.4M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 1,317 of 5,094 US colleges and 124 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,970 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $39,870 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 74% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 62% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,389 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,221 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,015 | $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. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 64 | $51,375 | $49,828 | $59,588 | $65,184 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $25,000 | $40,336 | $48,375 | $48,597 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $24,342 | $46,079 | $60,744 | $57,805 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $48,995 | $66,885 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $41,129 | $51,339 | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 22 | $41,000 | $51,896 | $62,814 | $59,916 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $46,417 | $57,831 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | $33,918 | $47,591 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $37,675 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,172 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Services, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | $41,000 | $52,066 | $59,051 | $57,050 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $27,000 | $28,212 | $43,323 | $56,359 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,063 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $27,000 | $50,408 | $80,579 | $76,194 |
| Security Science and TechnologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Services, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,509 |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,643 | $65,784 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,568 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Chestnut Hill College cost?
$27,970 a year is the average net price at Chestnut Hill College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $39,870, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $58,168. Families earning under $30,000 pay $28,011 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Chestnut Hill College?
74% of applicants are admitted to Chestnut Hill College. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Chestnut Hill College graduates earn?
$52,015 a year is the median pay of former Chestnut Hill College students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,221 after 6 years). That ranks 1,317 of 5,094 US colleges and 124 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's) at $66,197.
How much student debt do Chestnut Hill College graduates have?
$26,389 is the median federal student loan debt of Chestnut Hill College graduates, about $280 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 78% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Chestnut Hill College?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Chestnut Hill College finish within 6 years. 62% 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 Chestnut Hill College?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (64 master's graduates), Human Services, General (31 bachelor's graduates), Security Science and Technology (24 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 63 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.