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Chestnut Hill College

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·chc.edu

6-yr Graduation

49%

-18.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Total enrollment

1,288

peer median 2,530

Avg net price

$27,970

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About

Chestnut Hill College is a private Catholic college in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The college was founded in 1924 as a women's college by the Sisters of St. Joseph. It was originally named Mount Saint Joseph College.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS

Applied

2,964

2,964 candidates competed

Admitted

2,207

74.5% acceptance rate

Enrolled

158

7.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS

Overall completion

49%-18.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Overall completion

49%-18.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

4-year graduation

35%

4-year graduation

35%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

49%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

49%

Full-time retention

62%

Full-time retention

62%

Pell equity

7.7pp gap

Pell recipients

53%41 of 78

Non-Pell (all)

45%39 of 86

Subsidized loan, no Pell

45%25 of 56

No Federal Aid

47%14 of 30

Pell recipients here graduate at a 7.7-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 55 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

25.5% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

55programs

Passing14 · 25.5%
No Data41 · 74.5%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Communication and Media Studies

Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

$43,323

$35,274

Same-State HS Median

+22.8%

+$8,049

Communication and Media Studies

Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

+22.8%

$43,323 vs $35,274

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

$59,588

$46,391

National Same-Field BA Median

+28.4%

+$13,197

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

+28.4%

$59,588 vs $46,391

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$47,591

$35,274

Same-State HS Median

+34.9%

+$12,317

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

+34.9%

$47,591 vs $35,274

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods

Master's Degree · Education

$62,814

$46,391

National Same-Field BA Median

+35.4%

+$16,423

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods

Master's Degree · Education

+35.4%

$62,814 vs $46,391

Human Services General

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

$48,375

$35,274

Same-State HS Median

+37.1%

+$13,101

Human Services General

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

+37.1%

$48,375 vs $35,274

Business/Corporate Communications

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$48,643

$35,274

Same-State HS Median

+37.9%

+$13,369

Business/Corporate Communications

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

+37.9%

$48,643 vs $35,274

Human Services General

Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

$59,051

$42,267

National Same-Field BA Median

+39.7%

+$16,784

Human Services General

Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

+39.7%

$59,051 vs $42,267

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Doctoral Degree · Psychology

$65,756

$46,391

National Same-Field BA Median

+41.7%

+$19,365

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Doctoral Degree · Psychology

+41.7%

$65,756 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

$54,061

$59,588

91%

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

91%

$54,061 debt · $59,588 earn

Human Services General

Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

$41,000

$59,051

69%

Human Services General

Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

69%

$41,000 debt · $59,051 earn

Communication and Media Studies

Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

$27,000

$43,323

62%

Communication and Media Studies

Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

62%

$27,000 debt · $43,323 earn

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$27,000

$47,591

57%

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

57%

$27,000 debt · $47,591 earn

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods

Master's Degree · Education

$34,167

$62,814

54%

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods

Master's Degree · Education

54%

$34,167 debt · $62,814 earn

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods

Bachelor Degree · Education

$27,000

$51,339

53%

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods

Bachelor Degree · Education

53%

$27,000 debt · $51,339 earn

Human Services General

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

$25,000

$48,375

52%

Human Services General

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

52%

$25,000 debt · $48,375 earn

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services

$26,000

$57,831

45%

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services

45%

$26,000 debt · $57,831 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1930Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 17

Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education · Montessori Education (MACTE) - Montessori teacher education programs and institutions
Jun 2025Approved for Distance Education
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Apr 2025Approved for Distance Education
Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$28,011

$0–30k

$28,011

$30–48k$24,447

$30–48k

$24,447

$48–75k$22,714

$48–75k

$22,714

$75–110k$28,168

$75–110k

$28,168

$110k+$33,175

$110k+

$33,175

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)

$27,970

vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $27,970

Federal loans

78.5%

In-state tuition

$39,870

Out-of-state

$39,870

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 517 students received $3.1M in Pell grants, alongside $12.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

517

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$3.1M

$3,064,508 total

Direct Loans

$12.3M

1,637 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.3M

576 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M

641 loan awards

Unsubsidized · Grad$5.1M

279 loan awards

Parent PLUS$1.5M

98 loan awards

Grad PLUS$993K

43 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 589 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (2.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

2.7%

+0.4pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

589

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

9.0%-0.3

2017

9.2%

2018

7.5%+0.5

2019

2.7%+0.4

2020*

0.0%

This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Chestnut Hill College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs58

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

365 total completions

01Psychology

9425.8%

01Psychology

9425.8%

02Education

7420.3%

02Education

7420.3%

03Business

6217.0%

03Business

6217.0%

04Public Admin

5013.7%

04Public Admin

5013.7%

05Security/Protective

277.4%

05Security/Protective

277.4%

06Biological Sciences

246.6%

06Biological Sciences

246.6%

07Communication

133.6%

07Communication

133.6%

08Physical Sciences

82.2%

08Physical Sciences

82.2%

09Computer Sciences

82.2%

09Computer Sciences

82.2%

10English Language

51.4%

10English Language

51.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

1,288

12-mo unduplicated

1,506

Undergraduate

994

Graduate

512

Gender split

Men

34%519

Women

66%987

Race / ethnicity composition

Black

32.3%

White

30.1%

Unknown

17.2%

Hispanic

13.4%

Non-resident

3.1%

Asian

2.0%

Two or more

2.0%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA

Athletes

335

211 M · 124 W

Women athletes

37.0%

Athletic aid

$1.5M

Total student aid

Budget

$3.7M

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

$762K

$752K

Recruiting expense

$8K

$5K

Head-coach salaries

$21K

$18K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Football

—

$138,010

Football

70 M · —

$138K

Lacrosse

$418,135

Lacrosse

33 M · 19 W

$418K

Soccer

$429,986

Soccer

24 M · 26 W

$430K

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)

$101,082

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)

23 M · 23 W

$101K

Baseball

—

$375,375

Baseball

42 M · —

$375K

Basketball

$564,176

Basketball

16 M · 17 W

$564K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

0.71

1 offenses · 1,402 students

3-year trend

1.992 yrs ago0.701 yr ago0.71Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft

By location

1total

On campus1

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs08

Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

10.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

Chestnut Hill College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Chestnut Hill College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

					Carnegie
SubjectChestnut Hill College	49%	—	1,288	$27,970	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Arcadia University	67%	80.2%	3,404	$29,466	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Cabrini University	51%	69.2%	—	$24,051	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Elizabethtown College	76%	77.9%	2,283	$26,598	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Elon University	84%	66.3%	7,239	$41,555	Doctoral/Professional
Juniata College	74%	78.9%	1,321	$23,988	Baccalaureate
King's College	60%	93.1%	1,939	$23,093	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Marymount University	54%	93.2%	4,060	$29,137	Doctoral/Professional
Marywood University	72%	60.6%	2,530	$23,388	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	66%	92.8%	4,505	$11,704	Doctoral/Professional
Salve Regina University	77%	68.2%	2,791	$36,967	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
St Catherine University	61%	91.8%	3,651	$19,764	Doctoral/Professional
St Lawrence University	79%	54.3%	1,991	$28,651	Baccalaureate
Susquehanna University	82%	81.4%	2,255	$28,819	Baccalaureate
University of Scranton	80%	81.2%	4,724	$32,568	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Wagner College	65%	88.0%	2,001	$28,241	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Wells College	41%	69.6%	—	$22,921	Baccalaureate
Peer group median	67%	79.6%	2,530	$27,970

Institutions like Chestnut Hill College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Chestnut Hill College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Chestnut Hill College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office

Office of Institutional Research

Phone

215-248-7000

Address

9601 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 19118

The page for the Institutional Research office at Chestnut Hill College provides basic contact information including a phone number and address. It mentions individuals, Regan Mulrooney and Sarah Logan, Ph.D., but offers no additional details. The page lacks explicit mission statements or specific URLs related to data resources.

Visit IR office page

Team

1 member

Regan Mulrooney
Director, Planning and Assessment

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

DFR report
IPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024
nces.ed.gov

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

award
PDE Grant to Create New Alternate Spring Break Program
Pennsylvania Department of Educationinstitution_site
$20,000

Notable alumni of Chestnut Hill College (17)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

Kathleen Antonelli
Kathleen Byerly
Amanda Cappelletti
Marie A. DiBerardino
Meg Goetz
Kathryn E. Granahan
Elizabeth Penrose Howkins
MJ Iraldi
Joan Lunney
Frederica Massiah-Jackson
Margaret McKenna
Mary Virginia Orna
Lois Pope
Karen Reddington-Hughes
Greg Scott
Politics
Frances Spence
Elizabeth A. Walker

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Frequently asked questions about Chestnut Hill College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Chestnut Hill College.

What is the graduation rate at Chestnut Hill College?

Chestnut Hill College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Chestnut Hill College?

Chestnut Hill College reports a total enrollment of 1,288 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Chestnut Hill College?

The average net price at Chestnut Hill College is $27,970 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Chestnut Hill College?

Chestnut Hill College's yield rate is 7.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Chestnut Hill College located?

Chestnut Hill College is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118-2693.

Who runs Institutional Research at Chestnut Hill College?

Chestnut Hill College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates

Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25

Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024

Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

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Chestnut Hill College

Pell equity

Pass / fail distribution

Severity spectrum

Earnings premium gap

Debt vs earnings

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 17

Net price by family income

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Default rate vs national, by cohort

Top program families by completions

Gender split

Race / ethnicity composition

Men vs women · spending splits

Sport-by-sport · 11

3-year trend

Criminal offenses by type

By location

VAWA offenses

Hate crimes by bias

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

Residence-hall fires

Arcadia University

Cabrini University

Elizabethtown College

Elon University

Juniata College

King's College

Marymount University

Marywood University

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Salve Regina University

St Catherine University

St Lawrence University

Susquehanna University

University of Scranton

Wagner College

Wells College

What is the graduation rate at Chestnut Hill College?

How many students attend Chestnut Hill College?

What is the average net price at Chestnut Hill College?

What is the yield rate at Chestnut Hill College?

Where is Chestnut Hill College located?

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