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Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Chestnut Hill College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,288, made up of 868 undergraduates and 420 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Chestnut Hill College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Counseling Psychology, Human Services, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 383 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

1,288
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
383
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 58

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Psychology 7
Education 10
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Communication and Journalism 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Physical Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 1
  • Health Bachelor Online option 2 graduates
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Social Sciences 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
29%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
242
Associate degrees
1
Master's degrees
122
Professional doctorates
14
Certificates under 1 year
1
Post-master's certificates
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,288
Undergraduates, fall 2024
868
Graduate students, fall 2024
420
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,506
Undergraduates, 2024-25
994
Graduate students, 2024-25
512
Full-time, 2024-25
66%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
66%
Men
34%
White
34%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
26%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
25%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
49%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
President
Brian McCloskey, D.M., MBA
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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