Chatham University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Chatham University

Chatham University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,232 students of which 1,731 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Chatham University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 62.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,198. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $29,954, with published in-state tuition of $44,626 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.8%. Graduates earn a median of $52,410 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,709 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 50000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.