Chatham University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private · 1,232 undergraduates · chatham.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
62%
of 3,446 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1080 to 1270
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$68,860Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Chatham University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
62% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$68,860
a year in 2027-28, from a $68,860 sticker price
What to do with your 1190
Send your score
About 73% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1010, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Year Students | Chatham University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
62%
of applicants were admitted: 2,135 of 3,446 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 22% of them sent SAT scores and 7.4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1080 to 1270
Reading and Writing 550 to 670
Math 520 to 625
ACT composite 21 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003%
- 1200 to 139948%
- 1000 to 119938%
- 800 to 99910%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.59
- 4.026%
- 3.75 to 3.9922%
- 3.50 to 3.7413%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.999.4%
- Below 2.500.8%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$68,860
a year
- Tuition$48,950
- Fees$1,250
- Food and housing$15,300
- Books and supplies$1,120
- Transportation and other$2,240
Chatham University published $61,226 for 2024-25. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $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
- Over $110,000$31,227
Financial aid
58%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$1,942
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
25%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $9,585 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
3 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,900Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | HIS285 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART132 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO135 + lab |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO144 + lab |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIO143 + lab and BIO 144 + lab |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTH151 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MTH151 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 8 | MTH151 and MTH152 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MTH151 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHM 102 + lab |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM 107 and CHM 109L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHM107, CHM108, CHM109L, & CHM110L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | LNG121 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL100 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CMP120 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART117 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENG105 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENG105 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | SUS100 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | LNG131 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | LNG141 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | LNG151 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECN101 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECN102 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY151, PHY155L |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY152, PHY156L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY252, PHY256L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY251, PHY255L |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MTH108 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | LNG161 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | LNG161 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MTH104 |
| Statistics | 5 | 3 | MTH110 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL101 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIS102 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIS100 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
64%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$61,561
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Chatham University$91,457
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 2 majors here have earnings data.
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