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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Philadelphia, PA
Population 5,000,000
Website https://www.chc.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 755
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 58%
From Region 35%
Athletes 51.6%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 30%
White 30%
Hispanic 13%
International 4%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 32.8% 32.8% 2012 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2013 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2014 Men: 39.8% 39.8% 2015 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2016 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2017 Men: 51.7% 51.7% 2018 Men: 56.1% 56.1% 2019 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2020 Men: 48.5% 48.5% 2021 Men: 59.1% 59.1% 2022 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2023 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2024 Men: 58.9% 58.9%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2012 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2019 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Black: 28.3% 28.3% 2012 Black: 20.6% 20.6% 2013 Black: 14.5% 14.5% 2014 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2015 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2016 Black: 16.9% 16.9% 2017 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2018 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2019 Black: 17.4% 17.4% 2020 Black: 18.3% 18.3% 2021 Black: 15.5% 15.5% 2022 Black: 22.1% 22.1% 2023 Black: 17.1% 17.1% 2024 Black: 22.6% 22.6% 2011 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2012 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2013 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2014 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2015 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2016 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2017 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2018 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2019 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2020 Hispanic: 12.9% 12.9% 2021 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1% 2022 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6% 2023 Hispanic: 16.1% 16.1% 2024 Hispanic: 18.9% 18.9% 2011 White: 56.6% 56.6% 2012 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2013 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2014 White: 58.2% 58.2% 2015 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2016 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2017 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2018 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2019 White: 54.2% 54.2% 2020 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2021 White: 54.9% 54.9% 2022 White: 54.9% 54.9% 2023 White: 55.6% 55.6% 2024 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 International: 2.4% 2.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Black: 29.1% 29.1% 2021 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2022 Black: 29.2% 29.2% 2023 Black: 28.0% 28.0% 2024 Black: 26.5% 26.5% 2025 Black: 29.7% 29.7% 2020 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2021 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2022 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8% 2023 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2024 Hispanic: 13.2% 13.2% 2025 Hispanic: 13.2% 13.2% 2020 White: 36.3% 36.3% 2021 White: 34.2% 34.2% 2022 White: 36.8% 36.8% 2023 White: 34.2% 34.2% 2024 White: 31.1% 31.1% 2025 White: 29.8% 29.8% 2020 International: 8.8% 8.8% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2025 International: 4.0% 4.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Chestnut Hill College 242 40% / 60% 3% $55,610 40 92%
Computer Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $70,369 74 —
Cyber Forensics 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $59,115 50 100%
Information Technology Management 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,163 67 —
Mathematics and Computer Science — — — — $69,903 73 —
Network Administration 3 — 67% / 33% 33% $66,010 66 —
Chemistry 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,601 59 —
Forensic Chemistry 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,616 59 —
Mathematics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,233 58 —
Biochemistry — — — — $57,453 46 —
Biology 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,141 36 83%
Molecular Biology — — — — $57,348 45 —
Environmental Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Exercise Physiology 18 — 56% / 44% 0% $51,203 27 —
Accounting 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $66,217 67 92%
Accounting and Business Management — — — — $66,217 67 —
Business Administration 35 — 83% / 17% 14% $67,860 70 100%
Business/Corporate Communications 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $47,117 17 100%
Health Administration 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,686 57 —
Human Resources Management — +1 — — $62,508 59 —
Marketing 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $60,252 53 —
Organizational Leadership 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $67,860 70 —
Communication 13 — 77% / 23% 8% $50,205 24 95%
Communication Studies — — — — $49,856 23 —
English 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,281 17 —
Gerontology — — — — $51,847 29 —
History 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,739 23 —
Human Services 37 — 14% / 86% 0% $48,774 20 88%
International Studies — — — — $55,728 41 —
Political Science — — — — $55,830 41 —
Psychology 20 — 25% / 75% 5% $50,389 25 88%
Spanish 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Child Care and Support Services Management 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,320 17 —
Early Childhood Education 30 — 3% / 97% 0% $48,967 21 89%
General Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,369 25 —
Montessori Teacher Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,967 21 89%
Special Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $68,050 70 92%
Criminal Justice 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $57,437 46 92%
Forensic Science and Technology 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $59,115 50 100%
Homeland Security and Law Enforcement — — — — $59,148 51 —
Legal Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,762 41 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,591
ROI Percentile 40th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 62%
4-Year Graduation Rate 35%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 43.8% 43.8% 2012 Graduated: 47.2% 47.2% 2013 Graduated: 41.9% 41.9% 2014 Graduated: 47.4% 47.4% 2015 Graduated: 48.7% 48.7% 2016 Graduated: 48.4% 48.4% 2017 Graduated: 55.0% 55.0% 2018 Graduated: 60.4% 60.4% 2019 Graduated: 56.3% 56.3% 2020 Graduated: 51.6% 51.6% 2021 Graduated: 62.6% 62.6% 2022 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1% 2023 Graduated: 56.1% 56.1% 2024 Graduated: 48.8% 48.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2012 Men: 50.8% 50.8% 2013 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2014 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2015 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2016 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2017 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2018 Men: 60.7% 60.7% 2019 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2020 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2021 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2022 Men: 58.3% 58.3% 2023 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2024 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2011 Women: 42.7% 42.7% 2012 Women: 45.8% 45.8% 2013 Women: 44.5% 44.5% 2014 Women: 49.6% 49.6% 2015 Women: 54.3% 54.3% 2016 Women: 50.4% 50.4% 2017 Women: 57.2% 57.2% 2018 Women: 60.2% 60.2% 2019 Women: 59.8% 59.8% 2020 Women: 53.6% 53.6% 2021 Women: 69.7% 69.7% 2022 Women: 65.2% 65.2% 2023 Women: 61.0% 61.0% 2024 Women: 50.0% 50.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 32.3% 32.3% 2012 Black: 45.5% 45.5% 2013 Black: 32.4% 32.4% 2014 Black: 44.1% 44.1% 2015 Black: 43.8% 43.8% 2016 Black: 21.6% 21.6% 2017 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2018 Black: 48.6% 48.6% 2019 Black: 51.5% 51.5% 2020 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Black: 43.8% 43.8% 2022 Black: 51.9% 51.9% 2023 Black: 45.7% 45.7% 2024 Black: 48.6% 48.6% 2011 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7% 2012 Hispanic: 38.9% 38.9% 2013 Hispanic: 29.4% 29.4% 2014 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2015 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8% 2016 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2017 Hispanic: 56.5% 56.5% 2018 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5% 2019 Hispanic: 56.5% 56.5% 2020 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2022 Hispanic: 52.0% 52.0% 2023 Hispanic: 51.5% 51.5% 2024 Hispanic: 41.9% 41.9% 2011 White: 50.8% 50.8% 2012 White: 47.9% 47.9% 2013 White: 40.3% 40.3% 2014 White: 43.4% 43.4% 2015 White: 54.8% 54.8% 2016 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2017 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2018 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2019 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2020 White: 54.6% 54.6% 2021 White: 71.7% 71.7% 2022 White: 69.0% 69.0% 2023 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2024 White: 53.8% 53.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 32.2% 78 27% / 73% 3% $49,363 22 89%
Business & Economics 23.1% 56 68% / 32% 9% $66,062 66 98%
Education 17.4% 42 2% / 98% 0% $50,240 24 89%
Health Sciences 7.4% 18 56% / 44% 0% $51,203 27 —
Professional 6.6% 16 56% / 44% 0% $57,333 45 93%
Computer Science 6.2% 15 87% / 13% 7% $63,124 60 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.1% 10 40% / 60% 0% $62,536 59 —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.5% 6 0% / 100% 0% $54,141 36 83%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 1 100% / 0% 0% — — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 88.2% 88.2% 2012 Acceptance: 90.0% 90.0% 2013 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8% 2014 Acceptance: 74.7% 74.7% 2015 Acceptance: 92.6% 92.6% 2016 Acceptance: 64.5% 64.5% 2017 Acceptance: 95.7% 95.7% 2018 Acceptance: 96.0% 96.0% 2019 Acceptance: 64.9% 64.9% 2020 Acceptance: 71.1% 71.1% 2021 Acceptance: 97.9% 97.9% 2022 Acceptance: 98.2% 98.2% 2023 Acceptance: 79.1% 79.1% 2024 Acceptance: 74.5% 74.5% 2011 Yield: 17.0% 17.0% 2012 Yield: 14.6% 14.6% 2013 Yield: 18.1% 18.1% 2014 Yield: 15.8% 15.8% 2015 Yield: 18.2% 18.2% 2016 Yield: 21.0% 21.0% 2017 Yield: 16.8% 16.8% 2018 Yield: 16.9% 16.9% 2019 Yield: 23.7% 23.7% 2020 Yield: 13.8% 13.8% 2021 Yield: 16.9% 16.9% 2022 Yield: 9.5% 9.5% 2023 Yield: 8.8% 8.8% 2024 Yield: 7.2% 7.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,664 1,664 2012 Applicants: 1,599 1,599 2013 Applicants: 1,829 1,829 2014 Applicants: 1,578 1,578 2015 Applicants: 1,215 1,215 2016 Applicants: 1,807 1,807 2017 Applicants: 1,286 1,286 2018 Applicants: 1,008 1,008 2019 Applicants: 1,440 1,440 2020 Applicants: 2,318 2,318 2021 Applicants: 1,197 1,197 2022 Applicants: 1,543 1,543 2023 Applicants: 2,559 2,559 2024 Applicants: 2,964 2,964 2011 Admitted: 1,467 1,467 2012 Admitted: 1,439 1,439 2013 Admitted: 1,058 1,058 2014 Admitted: 1,179 1,179 2015 Admitted: 1,125 1,125 2016 Admitted: 1,165 1,165 2017 Admitted: 1,231 1,231 2018 Admitted: 968 968 2019 Admitted: 935 935 2020 Admitted: 1,649 1,649 2021 Admitted: 1,172 1,172 2022 Admitted: 1,515 1,515 2023 Admitted: 2,025 2,025 2024 Admitted: 2,207 2,207 2011 Enrolled: 250 250 2012 Enrolled: 210 210 2013 Enrolled: 192 192 2014 Enrolled: 186 186 2015 Enrolled: 205 205 2016 Enrolled: 245 245 2017 Enrolled: 207 207 2018 Enrolled: 164 164 2019 Enrolled: 222 222 2020 Enrolled: 227 227 2021 Enrolled: 198 198 2022 Enrolled: 144 144 2023 Enrolled: 178 178 2024 Enrolled: 158 158

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 860 860 2012 25th: 870 870 2013 25th: 850 850 2014 25th: 850 850 2015 25th: 850 850 2016 25th: 850 850 2017 25th: 960 960 2018 25th: 940 940 2019 25th: 918 918 2020 25th: 900 900 2021 25th: 900 900 2011 75th: 1050 1050 2012 75th: 1090 1090 2013 75th: 1060 1060 2014 75th: 1080 1080 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1070 1070 2017 75th: 1150 1150 2018 75th: 1120 1120 2019 75th: 1100 1100 2020 75th: 1090 1090 2021 75th: 1090 1090

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 440 440 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 540 540 2020 75th: 540 540 2021 75th: 540 540

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 468 468 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 550 550 2021 75th: 550 550

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2018 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0% 2019 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2020 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0% 2021 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.