Chatham University

Chatham University is a private nonprofit college in Pittsburgh, PA. Its average net price is $25,502 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$16,600
$30,001 to $48,000$17,446
$48,001 to $75,000$19,056
$75,001 to $110,000$26,890
$110,001 and up$31,227
$45,986Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$45,986Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$25,502Average Net Price
$14,008Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$2,000Other Expenses
23.8%Students on Pell Grants
49.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

62.0%Acceptance Rate
550 to 670SAT Reading, Middle Half
520 to 625SAT Math, Middle Half
21 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$48,919
8 years after entry$59,517
10 years after entry$61,561
64.0%Graduation Rate
77.8%Retention Rate
$23,380Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Pittsburgh, PALocation
Large citySetting
1,232Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other$45,787 National median for this major n=34Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$23,093 Small program - rough guide n=56
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged ArtNot publishedNot published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis$40,083 National median for this major n=120Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Biology$36,711 National median for this major n=1,167Not published
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies$35,131 National median for this major n=177Not published
Interior Architecture$49,118 National median for this major n=692Not published
International Agriculture$41,655 National median for this major n=64Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Statistics, Other$69,615 National median for this major n=379Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$26,500 Small program - rough guide n=51
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Registered Nursing$75,229 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$23,934 Small program - rough guide n=38
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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