Chatham University

What are the graduation rates for students at Chatham University?

In the reported IPEDS outcomes, 52% of Chatham's first-time, full-time bachelor's students graduated within four years, and 63% graduated within six years. The longer window includes students who took additional time; these figures describe entering cohorts, not all current undergraduates.

The reported student retention rate is 78%, an indicator of how many students continued from their first year to the next under the measure's definition. Graduation rates do not describe the completion experience of every transfer, part-time, or graduate student. They are most useful alongside a program's course sequence, expected time to degree, and the cost of an additional term.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Chatham University?

Federal College Scorecard program data report median earnings one year after completion of $63,779 for a reported nursing field and $31,644 for a reported biology field at Chatham. These are field-specific figures for qualifying former students in the federal earnings measure, not salaries promised to new graduates.

"One year after completion" describes when earnings were measured; it does not mean every graduate was working for a full year or earning that amount immediately upon graduation. Program-level figures can reflect differences in occupation, degree level, location, further study, and which former students appear in federal records. They should be compared only with figures using a similar population and measurement period, and weighed against tuition, borrowing, and a student's career plans.