Chatham University
Prepares World Ready Women®

Chatham College for Women, within Chatham University, founded in 1869, is one of the oldest women's colleges in the United States, with an educational foundation built upon women's leadership, global understanding and environmental awareness is at the heart of the institution. The college's history of preparing World Ready Women® is visible through the impact Chatham women have as teachers, professionals, and civic leaders. Corporate CEOs, U.S. judges, and the founder of the modern environmental movement all call Chatham University their alma mater*.

A quiet setting in a college city
Designated a national arboretum, the 32-acre campus is located in a safe and beautiful neighborhood just minutes from downtown Pittsburgh, arts and entertainment venues, hiking/biking trails and many other attractions. Pittsburgh is also home to eight other institutions of higher learning with a total student population of over 100,000, with the two largest schools – Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh – within walking distance.

What's the difference?
Chatham University makes a difference in the lives of its students. Leadership, environmental, and international perspectives all play a part in a Chatham education. The university offers degrees in over 35 undergraduate majors and twelve coeducational graduate programs, as well as continuing education programs. Students also have the opportunity to earn both their bachelor's and master's degrees in as little as five years through the college's Accelerated Masters Program, in disciplines including Biology, Business, Interior Architecture, Teaching, and Writing.

Chatham's educational distinctions include the Chatham Abroad program for all sophomores – a multi-week travel experience with classmates and faculty during the sophomore year. Students have traveled to destinations such as Haiti, Belize, Morocco, Egypt, Norway and Eastern Europe. The Chatham University Global Focus Program focuses on one country or region of the world each year to study and incorporate in special programs, courses and cultural events. Chatham also offers extensive service opportunities both at home and abroad, and the Senior Tutorial project, which each student works one-on-one with a faculty mentor.

The Centers of Excellence are open to all students on campus. The Center for Women in Politics in Pennsylvania at Chatham University is the first organization in the state to focus specifically on women's political participation. The Rachel Carson Institute of Chatham University was established in 1989 to further the ideals and spirit of environmental pioneer and Chatham alumna Rachel Carson, Chatham Class of 1929, author of Silent Spring and the founder of the modern environmental movement.

Fit for Life
Chatham is home to the Chatham Cougar and nine NCAA III sports teams: basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, water polo and the first female varsity collegiate ice hockey team in Pennsylvania. The University's new Athletic and Fitness Center, an $18 million facility, includes a competition pool, gym, squash courts, cardio and weight rooms, climbing wall, running track, and an exercise & dance studio. For additional information about the University, please visit Chatham's website at www.chatham.edu.

*Some of Chatham's distinguished alumnae include Rachel Carson, author and environmentalist; the Right Reverend Chilton R. Knudsen, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine; Mildred E. Morrison, Executive Director, Area Agency on Aging; Kathie Olsen, Ph.D., The White House Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy; Margaret V. Ragni, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Director of the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, UPMC; and Lesley Brooks Wells, U.S. District Judge.

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