Chatham University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Chatham University is a private doctoral/professional university in Pittsburgh, PA (city setting), with 1,507 undergraduates (74% women). It admitted 70% of 4,169 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1070–1290 on the SAT and 23–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $61,634 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $29,051 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 66% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, psychology, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 2.17 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Chatham University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $43,810
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Chatham University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Chatham University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 6 | $132k | $4,261 | — | |
| Baseball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 47 | — | 1 | $172k | $3,654 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $155k | $7,397 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $160k | $7,259 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 5 | — | 1 | $28k | $5,547 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $31k | $3,472 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Men) | 31 | — | 1 | $342k | $11,023 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 28 | — | 1 | $372k | $13,274 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $204k | $5,105 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $131k | $5,444 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $122k | $4,361 | — | |
| Softball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $130k | $7,655 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 4 | — | 1 | $17k | $4,365 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $79k | $6,055 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $29k | $4,895 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $24k | $1,287 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $72k | $5,143 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $65k | $3,600 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Presidents' Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Presidents' Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.