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Building lives of purpose, value, and fulfilling work.
Founded in 1869, Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA has an enrollment of over 2,200 students and over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs in our areas of excellence: sustainability & health; business & communications; and the arts & sciences.
Chatham is consistently ranked each year as a best college by U.S. News and World Report.
We were ranked as one of the best schools nationwide for aspiring women leaders.
A Leader in Sustainability
Chatham earned a top 10 designation in the Princeton Review’s Green Colleges list and is a Top 20 "Cool School" from Sierra Magazine, among other sustainability honors.
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Splendor in the Grass: Chatham's Agroecology Demonstration Garden
“I would normally have run from the rain. And I have worked in the garden in the rain, and felt refreshed,” says Toni Simpson, MAFS ‘21.
of 2020 masters or doctoral graduates were employed in some capacity or enrolled, accepted to, or applying to further graduate study six months after graduation.
Graduate employers include: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Defense, JP Morgan Chase, Johns Hopkins Healthcare System, UPMC, Allegheny Health Network, PNC, University of Pittsburgh, US Air Force.
Undergraduate employers include: UPMC, Microsoft, BNY Mellon, Carnegie Mellon, Allegheny Health Network, City of Pittsburgh, National Geographic, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PPG Industries, US Steel.
of 2020 undergraduates were employed in some capacity or enrolled in continuing education six months after graduation.
Inspiring Each Other to Flourish: Inside a RISE Mentorship
Chatham’s RISE (Retain. Involve. Strengthen. Excel) Program, created in 2012 by Shamin Mason ‘13, aims to increase the academic success, professionalism, and leadership skills of students of color at Chatham.