Apartments for rent in Chatham University, PA

Among the retail, art galleries, furniture stores, restaurants and small businesses that fill Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood, young scholars at Chatham University find student housing to accommodate their active lifestyles. The school has been in the neighbor hood since it was established in 1869 as the Pennsylvania Female College. Today, the school retains a women's undergraduate college, and offers co-educational graduate degrees through the doctoral level. About 2,300 students live in a Chatham University apartment or dorm near the historic Woodland Road campus.

The school's roots as a women's college and subsequent evolution into a university have created a unique student living environment at Chatham. Today, the institution is composed of three colleges: The Chatham College for Women, The College for Graduate Studies, and the College for Continuing and Professional Studies. With these distinctions in place, the university draws students who have a variety of career and academic goals, including graduate students and adult learners with off campus housing. The university now grants certificates and degrees including bachelor, aster, first-professional and doctorate. Notably, Chatham's MFA program in Creative Writing was featured in The Atlantic Monthly as a top innovative program in 2007.

The Shadyside neighborhood offers another unique perspective to student living at Chatham University. Off campus housing in this community lets students experience the city's rich history and present-day resurgence from a sturdy and eclectic neighborhood. Walnut Street and Ellsworth Avenue set the boundaries for a dynamic spot for a university apartment.

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