Chestnut Hill College Student Population

How many students at CHC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Chestnut Hill College has a total enrollment of 1,288 students, including 868 undergraduate and 420 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 467 male students (36.3%) and 821 female students (63.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 464 White students (36%) and 333 Black students (25.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 868 undergraduate students (67.4%) and 420 graduate students (32.6%).
• Class Delivery: 142 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 199 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - CHC's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 467 male (36.26%) and 821 female (63.74%) students are attending Chestnut Hill College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 56.88.

By class level, 868 (67.39%) are undergraduate students and 420 (32.61%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.32% are male and 56.68% are female, while among graduate students, 21.67% are male and 78.33% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 464 White, 333 Black, and 26 Asian students out of a total of 1,288 are attending at Chestnut Hill College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Chestnut Hill College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 74.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, CHC has 18 students under 18 years old and 8 students over 65 years old. There are 732 students under 25 years old, and 556 students over 25 years old out of 1,288 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 18 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. CHC has 632 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 236 students aged 25 and over.

It has 100 graduate students aged under 25 and 320 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Chestnut Hill College, 142 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 199 students are enrolled in some online courses.

115 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 27 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 868 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 85 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.79%.62 students have transferred in as full-time status and 23 students transferred in as part-time status.