Reviews of Chatham University (University)

Samreen Fathima

Chatham University has a beautiful Campus. It is not less than a park. If you are a nature lover, it is an amazing place to come to. Fresh air and amazing views.

Daniel Klein

Gorgeous campus

Tanmay Agarwal

Amazing scenic campus in middle of the city. Good for walks and nature lovers!

m morrow

Expensive, and not ethical. They spread a group email of students on financial aid, and wanted them to attend rich old people parties to be grateful for donations. It is a smarmy practice. Many of the best profs have left.

Shana Denise

Amazinggg graduation!!!

Jim

Beautiful campus. A little sad the my daughter's first year of college is drastically affected by covid-19.

Gena Krokodil

Just walking the dogs

Joanne Mediate

I am Joanne Mediate and am very interested at working at Chatham University. I have been a professional housekeeper for 40 years. I clean kitchen appliances , mop hardwood floors, water plants, clean bathrooms, do laundry and ironing, change linens on beds, wash Windows, walls. I get trash out daily and weekly and I will also do whatever my employer requests of me. I worked for a woman for 25 years that taught me every thing there is to make a home clean and shine.

Sapphire Seviper

My mom went here

Burial Tub12

Masters program great

Terri Oke

TONIGHT!! "KOFI BAKER'S CREAM EXPERIENCE" HARD ROCK CAFE Pittsburg FRIDAY AUGUST 26 Door 9:30; Show 10pm $12-15 / 21 & over. GINGER BAKERs son!! MUSIC STUDENTS & FANS!!

Alexander Kotukhov

Very nice historic campus!! Wonderful!

Cristine Claude

Chatham is the friendliest university! It has amazing views and awesome people!

Christine Noelle

I attended Chatham for 1 1/2 years in the Food Studies graduate program before transferring to another university. While my time in Pittsburgh was great and I had many once-in-a-lifetime experiences because of my attendance at Chatham, I feel that the program was nothing like I was led to believe and I often wondered while I was there if things were being done the best possible way. Many great advancements have been happening there over the past couple of years, especially in the Falk School of Sustainability. But it always felt super rushed, like they wanted to be the first ones to do this and thus didn't quite get the input from students and community that they should have. For instance, when they transferred the entire school out to the farm, many of us students were left hanging, with decisions being made without our input that didn't benefit us and often made our lives more complicated. Also, many new classes would be offered that were exciting but felt poorly planned. Ideas for courses would be posed just months (weeks, for one of them!) before offering them. While those teachers were certainly qualified to deliver that course, there simply wasn't enough fore-thought and planning put into the curriculum. I had enrolled in one of those courses because it sounded amazing and perfect for what I want to do, but it was extremely disorganized and didn't even feel like it was graduate level information being offered. Chatham as an undergrad school is also somewhat lacking from what I could see. There are very few majors actually offered in comparison to other schools, and those that exist also have very limited course offerings. It is a great place to go for that small-school feel and to be able to have your voice easily (sometimes TOO easily, given some of the voices that were loudest when I was there) heard by staff, students, and community. It offers a very welcoming atmosphere for diversity and, because of its small size, more opportunity to take on leadership roles in student organizations and such. But there are other schools that aren't as flashy and high-profile that can offer the same programs and just as many unique opportunities at a better deal. Chatham is pricey!!

Nason Pearson

cant wait to apply

Najd Alagl

I’m an ELP student, I took classes in the summer it was so quiet and peaceful, I always see lots of dears and bambies ????????

William N

While Chatham offers exciting educational opportunities, they are openly hostile toward individuals seeking accommodations for a disability. I write this review because I know several people who dropped out because of the administration’s lack of support. Old buildings and under qualified support service staff make the campus inaccessible. More importantly, the support service staff treat their OBLIGATION to accommodate students as a burden. The campus is under investigation by the Department of Education for failing to follow funding guidelines, and is in jeopardy of losing their federal aid. Students beware: the DoE decision is coming soon and may mean you won’t be eligible for federal grants or loans at this school. Shame on what used to be a progressive school, they should know better!

Benetta Blackwell

I love my job

Irfan Samad

A good school with lovely campus.

Angie Bu

The campus is so lush and relaxing, and I love hearing the birds instead of cars.

Kelly Rusinack

Maybe time has changed things, or the people who decided to make reviews are only those who are disgruntled, who knows? Considering my experience and the dedication of the alumnae, I can't imagine Chatham has lost its luster. Chatham is not a cheap school. If your concern is affordability, don't bother. And again, I can't speak to the present or anyone else's experience, but I was full financial aid and 100% financed through many forms of payment, from academic scholarships to work/study jobs . The academics were rigorous and informative well past graduation - I continue to use the skills and knowledge from my undergraduate degree to this day, more than 30 years after graduating. In 2015, despite the protests of alumnae and then-current students, Chatham ended a 146 year tradition and broke with the school identity by opening the doors to its undergraduate program to male students for the first time ever (more correctly, male students were permitted to take individual courses at Chatham for a long time, but never permitted to matriculate, and were only permitted to live in certain dorms). Before that, with the alumnae resoundingly voting for the undergraduate program to remain single-sex, only the graduate and professional programs were officially co-ed. But no matter what, Chatham continues to have small student to teacher class sizes, where your professor really gets to know you, and can challenge you specifically to your strengths and weaknesses. My profs still remembered me 4 years after I graduated, when I applied for graduate school, and those who are still able continue to recall me and the work I did for them 30+ years later. That's all part of the Chatham experience. It's not for everyone, it appeals to a minority of people, and that's okay. It, or any school for that matter, doesn't have to pander to all. It is what it is, and for those of us for whom Chatham was/is appealing, it has a great deal of learning and networking to provide for a sound future and lifelong affiliations. Students live in old mansions converted into dorms, and take a great deal of pride in keeping their secluded campus beautiful and safe. Chatham is also now one of the "greenest" campuses in the U.S. with the addition of Eden Hall. I'm proud to be a Chatham alumna, it has opened doors I could never have dreamed as I chose it, and my education stays with me to this day. And none of this is taking into account what fun I had going to school in Pittsburgh, and the friendships I made along the way. My experience couldn't have been better.

G

Worst of the worst.

Ed White

Great out of the way campus!

Google User

Watch out for their NASTY shuttle drivers tailgating, speeding, weaving in and out of traffic without signaling, failing to stop for stop signs, not using turn signals, and more. When confronted about the issue, select members of the University (Heather Black, Assistant Dean of Students) refused to acknowledge the NASTINESS of the shuttle driver by repeatedly ignoring requests for comment and action. For a trashy college that has a virtual Bible of safety information on its website, it is certainly fascinating that its politically-correct nonsense doesn't align with actuality. The leaders at Chatham University are cowards, plain and simple. The school is non-inclusive, offers zero valuable information that one couldn't look up for free on the Internet or visit a library to learn, and certainly isn't "sustainable" (another buzz word.) Avoid this disgusting excuse for a school at all costs. Go somewhere relevant.

Joe Nay

Beautiful campus and arboretum.

larry weidman

One of my favorite walking places.

Daniela Beck

As a first-year student, I already know that I made a good decision in coming here. The calm vibe of the university as well as the small class sizes make me feel right at home.

Maggie McGrann

Very pretty, small campus. Definitely transports you away from Pittsburgh.

Katura Gilmore

I graduated in 04. It was the best desicion I ever made. I learned so much and gained a lot of experience. I just wish it were still an all-women's school.

Spencer Vanderbuilt

Horrible horrible horrible university. Read the fine print. Expensive and has extremely unethical financial practices.

Kayla Ann

Chatham University has amazing teachers. However their help desk is completely unhelpful and delayed the starting of many classes due to their incompetence. President Finegold made no inkling of help, instead made excuses and pushed aside any responsibility for the continuing shortcomings of his staff.

Anna Lee

A horrible, miserable place to go to school. They’re horrific with accommodating students with disabilities. No air conditioning in the dorms or in the class rooms. Some professors are great; however, most of them are stuck on a high horse and treat students like a burden. The deans are god awful, along with the president. Honestly disappointed by the fact that I even paid to go here. Most of the first years I’ve spoke to are transferring. The housing department is also composed of some of the most incompetent, rude, and self-centered individuals I’ve ever met in my life. They show potential students this ideal school, but the reality of coming here is absolutely miserable. Can’t wait to transfer.

Kimberly Evans

I graduated in December of 2008 and truly value the educstion and training i received. Chatham University provided me with the skills needed in todays job market.