10-yr median earnings
$52,015
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chestnut Hill College
Chestnut Hill College is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Former students earn a median of $52,015 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $27,970/yr — as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $52,015
- 10-yr median earnings
- 74.5%
- Acceptance rate
- $27,970
- Avg net price / yr
- 52.8%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Chestnut Hill College pairs above-median former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 26%
- former-student earnings, US
- 74.5%
- acceptance rate
- 52.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +15%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Master's (M)
Chestnut Hill College is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolling 815 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026. The acceptance rate is 74.5%. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $52,015 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $27,970. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Chestnut Hill College
Chestnut Hill College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 815 students. 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; Chestnut Hill College is categorized as "Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
38/100
Chestnut Hill College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B
$52,015
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$27,970
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
52.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,389
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
54.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
62.4%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$27,970
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
52.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 52.8%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Chestnut Hill College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Chestnut Hill College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Chestnut Hill College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$52,015 Top 26% higher than 74% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
Quick Facts
815
Undergraduate enrollment
74.5%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
52.8%
150%-time completion
$52,015
10-yr median earnings
62.4%
First-year retention
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 74.5% |
Share of applicants admitted
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $39,870 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $39,870 |
| Average Net Price | $27,970 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $28,011 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $24,447 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $22,714 |
| Over $110,000 | $33,175 |
52.1%
Pell Grant Rate
78.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,389
Median Debt
$280/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Chestnut Hill College rose +29.7% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $23,085 in 2013 to $29,944 in 2023, a rise of $6,859 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $23,0852023 · $29,944
Over the same years, enrollment went -38.3% (1,510 → 931 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
White 30.1%
African American 32.3%
Hispanic or Latino 13.4%
Asian 2.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.0%
International 3.1%
Student body at a glance
67.1%
Female
44.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
52.8%
150%-Time Completion
62.4%
Retention Rate
$45,221
Median Earnings (6yr)
$52,015
Median Earnings (10yr)
67.0%
Earning Over $25K
54.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Chestnut Hill College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Educational Administration…
Educational Administration and Supervision
$95,650 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$80,579 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$66,885 median earnings
- Clinical, Counseling and A…
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
$65,756 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$62,814 median earnings
- Security Science and Techn…
Security Science and Technology
$60,744 median earnings
- Clinical, Counseling and A…
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
$59,588 median earnings
- Human Services, General
Human Services, General
$59,051 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
Same-sector institutions with the same direction and nearest fitted annual change; only series with R² of at least 0.40 qualify.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Chestnut Hill College? ▼
Chestnut Hill College is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 74.5%. Undergraduate enrollment is 815 students.
How much do Chestnut Hill College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Chestnut Hill College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $52,015 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $45,221.
How much does Chestnut Hill College cost? ▼
The average net price at Chestnut Hill College is $27,970. In-state tuition is $39,870 and out-of-state tuition is $39,870. Median student debt at graduation is $26,389.
What is the graduation rate at Chestnut Hill College? ▼
Chestnut Hill College has a 52.8% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 62.4%.
Is Chestnut Hill College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Chestnut Hill College is $26,389, while former students earn a median of $52,015 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 51% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 54.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $280.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for Chestnut Hill College
- Chestnut Hill College's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 74th percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $27,970 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.