Chatham University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,163
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 64%
From Region 23%
Athletes 385 (33.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Black 8%
Hispanic 6%
Asian 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Chatham University 309 30% 78% 5% 7% 5% 2% $65,670 30 -0.13 52 99% 4.5%
Chemistry 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $71,816 59 +0.02 66 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,583 48 -0.29 75 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 6 +2 83% 17% 17% 17% 17% 33% $81,801 12 -0.85 80 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,745 42 -0.20 79 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,623 47 -0.08 63 — — — — —
Biology 38 — 13% 66% 13% 8% 5% 3% $73,002 82 +0.76 68 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 5 +2 20% 40% 0% 0% 20% 20% $71,110 66 +0.36 64 — — — — —
Environmental Science 13 — 23% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $52,934 21 -0.72 19 — — — — —
International Agriculture 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $68,702 30 -0.48 60 — — — — —
Exercise Science 20 — 40% 65% 5% 10% 10% 0% $73,011 88 +1.31 68 100% — — — —
Nursing 29 — 7% 93% 3% 3% 0% 0% $93,133 63 +0.09 89 96% 2.5% — — —
Public Health — — — — — — — — $69,806 74 +0.43 62 — — — — —
Accounting 7 — 71% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,662 59 +0.11 86 — — — — —
Accounting and Business/Management — — — — — — — — $89,047 60 +0.13 86 — — — — —
Business Administration 15 — 67% 60% 7% 13% 13% 7% $90,042 82 +0.65 87 98% — — — —
Economics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,062 31 -0.56 81 — — — — —
International Business 8 — 62% 75% 0% 0% 0% 12% $85,707 66 +0.09 84 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $89,375 45 -0.18 87 — — — — —
Marketing 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,395 54 -0.01 75 — — — — —
Creative Writing 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,232 19 -0.75 8 98% — — — —
English 8 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,303 19 -0.75 8 — — — — —
History 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $47,402 10 -0.93 9 — — — — —
Liberal Arts — — — — — — — — $47,846 10 -0.91 10 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 +4 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,033 13 -1.01 10 — — — — —
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis — — — — — — — — $47,430 8 -0.86 9 — — — — —
International Studies — — — — — — — — $60,519 18 -0.64 39 — — — — —
Media Studies 13 +5 23% 85% 8% 8% 0% 0% $41,429 1 -1.91 4 100% — — — —
Political Science 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,654 30 -0.56 50 — — — — —
Psychology 24 +7 12% 67% 4% 17% 8% 0% $52,728 38 -0.35 18 100% 6.9% — — —
Public Policy 2 +1 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $64,526 30 -0.57 49 — — — — —
Social Work 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,429 19 -0.57 11 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 10 — 20% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $27,769 0 -3.49 1 100% — — — —
Youth Services/Administration 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,787 20 -0.53 11 — — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 30% 70% 0% 30% 0% 0% $50,953 42 -0.20 15 — — — — —
Animation 5 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,312 25 -0.50 10 — — — — —
Arts Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,917 53 -0.15 13 — — — — —
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art — — — — — — — — $50,087 53 -0.13 13 — — — — —
Design and Applied Arts — — — — — — — — $54,544 32 -0.43 23 — — — — —
Digital Arts 8 — 62% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $52,789 50 -0.19 19 — — — — —
Interior Architecture 23 +2 26% 87% 0% 9% 0% 0% $66,474 38 -0.18 54 100% — — — —
Music 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $49,614 61 +0.31 12 — — — — —
Music Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,265 65 +0.38 14 — — — — —
Music Technology 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $49,632 61 +0.31 12 — — — — —
Studio Art 12 — 8% 83% 0% 8% 0% 0% $49,773 67 +0.32 13 — — — — —
Criminology 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,455 46 -0.20 33 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,671
ROI Percentile 52th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 18.4% 57 18% 79% 5% 9% 5% 0% $46,728 2 -1.30 8 100% 6.9%
Arts 18.1% 56 34% 84% 2% 5% 4% 2% $56,928 72 -0.04 29 100% —
Health Sciences 15.9% 49 20% 82% 4% 6% 4% 0% $84,920 76 +0.59 83 98% 2.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.9% 49 18% 67% 10% 6% 6% 4% $72,518 75 +0.62 67 100% —
Business & Economics 12.3% 38 63% 76% 3% 5% 5% 5% $86,660 65 +0.25 84 98% —
Humanities 5.2% 16 25% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $46,673 8 -0.81 8 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.9% 15 27% 87% 7% 7% 0% 0% $55,036 27 -0.69 24 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.9% 12 67% 50% 8% 17% 8% 17% $78,514 49 -0.49 76 — —
Education 3.2% 10 30% 70% 0% 30% 0% 0% $50,953 30 -0.20 15 — —
Professional 2.3% 7 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,455 22 -0.20 33 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 47 $171K $171K $0
Lacrosse 40 $204K $204K $0
Ice Hockey 31 $341K $341K $0
Soccer 28 $122K $122K $0
Basketball 21 $155K $155K $0
Volleyball 14 $72K $72K $0
Squash 10 $71K $71K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 9 $7K $7K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 6 $29K $29K $0
Cross Country 5 $27K $27K $0
Swimming 4 $17K $17K $0
Total 202 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 31 $132K $132K $0
Ice Hockey 28 $371K $371K $0
Lacrosse 24 $130K $130K $0
Basketball 22 $159K $159K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 19 $24K $24K $0
Volleyball 18 $64K $64K $0
Softball 17 $130K $130K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 16 $11K $11K $0
Swimming & Diving 13 $78K $78K $0
Cross Country 9 $31K $31K $0
Squash 8 $56K $56K $0
Total 183 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 64 $334K $334K $0
Ice Hockey 59 $713K $713K $0
Soccer 59 $254K $254K $0
Baseball 47 $171K $171K $0
Basketball 43 $315K $315K $0
Volleyball 32 $136K $136K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 25 $19K $19K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $53K $53K $0
Squash 18 $128K $128K $0
Softball 17 $130K $130K $0
Cross Country 14 $58K $58K $0
Swimming & Diving 13 $78K $78K $0
Swimming 4 $17K $17K $0
Total 385 $2.9M $2.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 30%
SAT Range 1070 – 1290
SAT Math Range 520 – 620
SAT RW Range 550 – 670