History
- Chatham University is a nearly 150-year old educational institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that today has over 2,100 undergraduate and graduate students in over 60 degree programs studying on campus or online.
- Chatham was chartered on December 11, 1869, under the name Pennsylvania Female College.
- In 1890 the name of the institution was changed to Pennsylvania College for Women
Education
Chatham offers over 40 undergraduate majors and over 20 graduate programs in sustainability, the health & lab sciences, business & communication, and the arts & humanities. Programs are offered on-campus and online, and across our three locations: Shadyside Campus, Chatham Eastside and the net zero, Eden Hall Campus.
Research
The primary purpose of the Office of Institutional Research is to facilitate the collection, analysis, and interpretation of institutional data and to provide the accurate and timely information to support the University planning and decision making.
Distance Learning Courses
Medicine & Health (4)
- M.Sc. Nursing
- DNP Nursing
- RN-BSN Nursing (Online)
Business & Management (3)
- M.B.A. Business Administration
- M.A. Communication
Law (1)
Student services
Student Activities at Chatham University is committed to student involvement on Chatham's campus and in the community. The office, which is located in the Carriage House, provides quality programming, events, activities, leadership and co-curricular opportunities to enrich students' out-of-classroom experience, maintains the Carriage House as the living room of campus, and helps advise Chatham's student organizations.
Housing services
Upper class students overwhelmingly agree that one of the best parts of living on campus as a First Year student is having a roommate. All incoming residential students complete a Roommate Survey once they are accepted to the University. The Office of Residence Life & Student Activities - Student Affairs matches roommates according to their study & sleep habits and co-curricular interests.
Library services
The Jennie King Mellon Library serves the information needs of Chatham University faculty whether on ground or online.
Medical services
As part of a holistic approach to student development, Health Services offers a variety of educational programs in health and wellness for the campus community in cooperation with the Office of Student Affairs and various other departments on campus. The Student Health Center provides basic first aid intervention, illness and injury assessment, and starter doses of over-the-counter medication.
Campus life
Chatham is located between the Shadyside and Squirrel Hill residential districts of Pittsburgh. The campus is six miles from downtown Pittsburgh, the urban anchor of Western Pennsylvania. Please refer to the following for instructions on how to get to Chatham.
Sports facilities
- Alpha Ice Complex
- Athletics And Fitness Center
- Ellis Field
- Frozen Pond Arena
- Sigo Falk Natatorium
- Varsity Field
- West Field
- Weight Room
Student clubs
- Accounting Club of Chatham University
- American Institute of Graphic Arts Chatham
The purpose of the Account Club is to help students network with accounting professionals and learn more about the accounting profession.
The purpose of the organization will be to bring together all Chatham University students that have any kind of interest in art or design, at any level. We will focus not simply on visual art, but on recognizing how important design is to everyday life, realizing that design can be found everywhere, and understanding that design can be used to solve problems.
Chatham University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.