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Chatham University

School info
3.3
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.4
Food
2.8
Clubs
3
Facilities
3.7
Internet
3.2
Location
4.4
Opportunities
3.5
Safety
4.3
Social
2.9
Happiness
3.4

Basic Information

Location

  • Pittsburgh, PA

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Private university
  • Established: December 11, 1869; 154 years ago (1869-12-11)
  • Founder: Reverend William Trimble Beatty

Academic information

Key Area

  • Energy and climate
  • water and aquaculture
  • food and agriculture
  • community and health
  • environmental issues and sustainability

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 2,300 (approx.)
  • Undergraduates: 1,507
  • Postgraduates: 812 - 1,108

Notable Alumni

  • Muriel Bowser
  • Rachel Carson
  • Catherine Chisholm Cushing
  • Elaine Scarry
  • Brian Broome

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 4.5
I love Chatham! Everything about it !
Overall 4.2
A great school in general. Small and personable. If you want to find opportunities you have to look but they're there. I go here for political science and it is great having the PA Center for Women and Politics on campus. It is beginning to expand and it's attempting to be more selective. A good choice if you're looking for a small school.
Overall 4.2
Great wifi no need for an ethernet cable at all ever. School is picturesque and filled with friendly faculty, staff, and for the most part students. Food: Needs to have more variety on vegetarian bar. Also people who are vegan or have celiacs paid as much as everyone else to have barely any food to eat.
Overall 4.2
While it has its low points (as every university does), it more than makes up for it with all the opportunities to learn, network, and advance. Any opportunity for social engagement not found on campus can be found on the other campuses on Pittsburgh. The opportunities are plentiful and beneficial, you just have to take them!
Overall 4.1
Upper administration is self-interested, but this isn't reflected in the staff or faculty. Professors generally love to teach, and they all want the best for their students. Sports, media arts, and the humanities all form fundamental social groups on campus. Communication issues are the biggest hurdle for campus life. Overall, great experience!
Overall 4.1
A great experience for undergrad and graduate school. The campus has a cool aesthetic and students are socially engaged and connected across campus. Residence houses are really cool part of the experience. Professors are what make the university great, a caring school with strong connection to their students.
Overall 4.1
I love Chatham University. It for sure isn't for everyone, but I know a lot of super happy people here including myself.
Overall 4.1
Good campus life and very safe!
Overall 4.1
Its a small school with a big heart
Overall 4.1
Best choice I have ever made. It is an honor to learn at such an amazing university.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.5
I transferred. The coursework was not challenging, and the housing department was a nightmare. The food they serve you when you are touring is nothing like the terrible dining hall food. When I was there, they sent us all an alert that there was an active shooter on campus and encouraged us to evacuate. There was no shooter on campus.
Overall 1.6
Do not, I repeat do not attend this school. The living areas have been poorly taken care of over the years, they do not focus on their students well being, and they will take your money and do nothing with it except keep it in their pockets. Most, if not all of my peers and I since coming to Chatham have noticed an increase in our depression.
Overall 1.8
Everyone is miserable here and wants to transfer
Overall 2
Not diverse at all. Jocks run the school. If you don't play a sport you're on your own. There are too many adjuncts who could care less about their jobs. There are really good professors who take time to help you or there are just really bad professors, literally none in between.