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Join a Community Where You Belong
- An Academic Experience: Pursue your passions through undergraduate majors designed to challenge and inspire you — plus over 50 student clubs and organizations and NCAA Division III athletics.
- Foundation for Your Future: Develop skills and confidence for your career through hands-on internships, faculty mentorship, study abroad, and strong connections to major employers across Pittsburgh and beyond.
- Community That Feels Like Home: Our historic, tree-lined campus gives you the best of both worlds — a small, supportive environment where professors and peers know your name and a vibrant city at your doorstep.
- Accessible Education: Chatham offers generous financial aid and scholarship opportunities designed to significantly lower your costs and make your college education more affordable.
Why Choose Chatham University?
- 150-Year Legacy: Since 1869, Chatham has led with vision and courage — from embracing the arts and sciences to championing women’s leadership and gender equity and pioneering education in sustainability.
- Top-Ranked University: Chatham is consistently ranked as a Best College, Best Value, and Top Performer in Social Mobility by The Wall Street Journal and U.S. News & World Report.
- Fueling Health and Sciences Careers: Chatham is one of Pittsburgh’s top providers of health, sciences, and sustainability degrees, preparing graduates who fuel the region’s fastest-growing industries.
- City of Opportunities: Chatham sits at the crossroads of Pittsburgh’s most vibrant neighborhoods, with access to museums, cultural events, pro sports, and more.
Leading With Courage and Purpose
Chatham University prepares students to lead lives of purpose, meaning, and fulfilling work. Through a combination of liberal arts and professional skills building, Chatham teaches its graduates to be informed and engaged citizens, to welcome and respect diversity of all kinds, and to help improve the fields and communities where they work and live.

“At Chatham, the professors, coaches, and other staff members, both during undergraduate and graduate, were so supportive and genuinely cared for my success.”
Madison Black ’20, ELOTD ’24

Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Ranked as a Best College and Best Online College by U.S. News & World Report

Ranked #1 in Pennsylvania for Social Mobility by U.S. News & World Report

Recognized as a Top 3 College for Aspiring Women Leaders by College Magazine

Recognized as an Equity and Inclusion College of Distinction

Recognized as a Military-Friendly School®

