Chestnut Hill College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Chestnut Hill College was established in 1924 by The Sisters of St. Joseph as a women's college. It was originally named Mount Saint Joseph College and adopted its present name in 1938. Chestnut Hill College established a coeducational graduate education course in 1980. It began admitting male students in undergraduate programs in 2003. Presently, the campus occupies 45 acres of land overlooking Wissahickon Creek. Students are offered associate, bachelor, and master degrees, as well as doctoral programs in a variety of areas through the following schools.

• School of Undergraduate Studies
• School of Graduate Studies
• School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Chestnut Hill College offers evenings and weekend classes to accommodate the schedules of older and working students. The college's athletic teams are known as the Griffins, and they compete in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work, therapy and counseling, education and teaching, and security and law enforcement.
• High female/male ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,085 in 2009-2010 (1,721 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 61% of enrolled students and graduate students are 39%.

Students under 25 years old represent 47% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Chestnut Hill provides on-campus housing for 562 of its 1,721 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Chestnut Hill offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (41 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (123 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (79 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (39 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MEDIA (22 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (38 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (127 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology