Private nonprofit · College

Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city

74.5%
Admit rate
$27,970
Avg net price
49%
Graduation rate
$52,015
Median earnings

Chestnut Hill College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (large city setting), enrolling 815 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 815 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 74% admitNCAA Division II without footballCold wintersNear the coast

About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States. Before the arrival of Europeans in the early 17th century, the Lenape, an Indian tribe also known as the Delaware Indians, lived in the village of Shackamaxon in present-day Philadelphia and the surrounding area. Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks and one of the country's 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
10 miles
Nearest airport
15 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Chestnut Hill College compares

Selectivity74.5%

More selective than 56% · #36 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate49%

Higher than 37% · #84 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention62%

Higher than 16%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,015

Higher than 44% · #92 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$27,970

Cheaper than 21% · #80 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$26,389

Lower than 20%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment815

Larger than 32%

Percentiles compare Chestnut Hill College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,235students
  • Undergraduate81566%
  • Graduate42034%

Undergraduates by gender

815undergrads
  • Women54767%
  • Men26833%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White30%
  • Black32%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian2.0%
  • Other or multiracial22%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
815
Graduate enrollment
420
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
52%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
27%
Median family income
$32,670
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$52,389
Endowment
$23,381,677

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 180 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Pennsylvania76%
  • Other U.S. states24%

Most first-years stay in state — Chestnut Hill College draws overwhelmingly from Pennsylvania.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
74.5%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$39,870
Room & board
$12,600
Books & supplies
$400
Total cost of attendance
$58,168
Average net price
$27,970

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
49%
Graduated on time (4 years)
35%
First-year retention
62%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,221
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,015
Median debt at graduation
$26,389
Students with federal loans
78%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
40%

About 14% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
35%
Low-income (Pell)
53%
First-generation
56%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
478
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
59%
Application fee
$35
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
361 (225 men · 136 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Football70
Lacrosse52
Soccer50
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)46
Baseball42
Basketball33
Softball24
Tennis16
Volleyball12
Golf8
Bowling8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,288 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.7reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.7
Rape
0.3
Burglary
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$28,011
$30–48k
$24,447
$48–75k
$22,714
$75–110k
$28,168
$110k+
$33,175

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$100,648

$22,714/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$24,892
average award, among those who get one

Chestnut Hill College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $24,892. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 141 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$52,015
Typical debt at graduation
$26,389
Debt vs. one year's pay
51%
Out-earn a HS grad
63%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$49,566
Men
$60,748

Men out-earn women by $11,182 (23%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
50.6″
Annual snow
25.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norristown, PA US station (5.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.