Went to college
Class of 2022 · within 16 months 93–96% Tied #5 of 27 in Morris County · New Jersey 75–77%
NJ 76% Chatham 55%100%
At four-year colleges97%3% at two-year colleges
Left New Jersey87%14% stayed in state
At private colleges56%44% at public colleges
Class of 2023, by fall92–95%96% of them at four-year
Source: NJ Department of Education, 2022–23 School Performance Report ↗ · National Student Clearinghouse records. The state publishes the rate as a range because a few students can't be matched.
Plans after graduation
Class of 2026 · as the school reports them · 309 graduatesFour-year college95%
Two-year college1%
Other4%
| Class | Graduates | Four-year | Two-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 309 | 95% | 1% |
| 2025 | — | 94% | 3% |
| 2024 | 291 | 93% | 2% |
| 2023 | 332 | 95% | 2% |
| 2022 | — | 96% | 2% |
| 2021 | — | 94% | 3% |
| 2020 | 313 | 95% | 2% |
| 2019 | 300 | 97% | 2% |
Source: Chatham High School Profile 2026-2027 ↗ · Chatham High School Profile 2024-2025 ↗ · Chatham High School Profile 2023-2024 ↗ · Chatham High School Profile 2021-2022 ↗
Which colleges
A · Enrollments with countsChatham High School publishes where graduates enrolled, with a count for each college.
Where graduates enrolled, with the number of students · Class of 2026
294Students counted
11%At colleges admitting under 20%
9%Stayed in New Jersey
30Different colleges
Each line goes from Chatham to a college; thicker lines mean more students. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%15
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private · admits 37%8
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Public · admits 57%8
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Private · admits 17%6
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · Private · admits 52%6
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Private · admits 7%6
- Providence CollegeProvidence, RI · Private · admits 53%6
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · Public · admits 45%6
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private · admits 33%5
- James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · Public · admits 78%5
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · Public · admits 91%5
- New York UniversityNew York, NY · Private · admits 13%5
- Penn State University ParkNot matched to the federal college list5
- The Ohio State University at ColumbusNot matched to the federal college list5
- University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · Public · admits 81%5
Show all 30 colleges
- Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL · admits 44%4
- Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · admits 43%4
- Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · admits 12%4
- Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · admits 84%4
- The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · admits 68%4
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · admits 18%4
- University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · admits 24%4
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · admits 49%4
- Boston UniversityBoston, MA · admits 14%3
- County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ3
- Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · admits 54%3
- George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · admits 49%3
- Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH · admits 88%3
- Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT · admits 13%3
- Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · admits 46%3
Plus 145 students at colleges with fewer than 3 from one class, grouped so no student can be identified.
From Chatham High School Profile 2026-2027 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, with the number of students · Class of 2024
275Students counted
12%At colleges admitting under 20%
9%Stayed in New Jersey
39Different colleges
Each line goes from Chatham to a college; thicker lines mean more students. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public · admits 55%11
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Private · admits 7%10
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%8
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Public · admits 57%8
- County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ · Public6
- Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · Public · admits 82%6
- New York UniversityNew York, NY · Private · admits 13%6
- Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · Public · admits 53%6
- College of CharlestonCharleston, SC · Public · admits 76%5
- James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · Public · admits 78%5
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private · admits 37%5
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · Public · admits 53%5
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · Public · admits 49%5
- Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL · Public · admits 44%4
- Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · Private · admits 73%4
Show all 39 colleges
- Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · admits 63%4
- Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 66%4
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · admits 52%4
- The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · admits 68%4
- Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · admits 12%4
- University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · admits 81%4
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · admits 49%4
- University of TorontoNot matched4
- University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA · admits 19%4
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · admits 23%4
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · admits 17%3
- Boston UniversityBoston, MA · admits 14%3
- Elon UniversityElon, NC · admits 75%3
- Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · admits 54%3
- Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH · admits 88%3
- Providence CollegeProvidence, RI · admits 53%3
- Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · admits 84%3
- Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · admits 46%3
- The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · admits 64%3
- The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · admits 80%3
- University of DelawareNewark, DE · admits 74%3
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%3
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · admits 19%3
- University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · admits 24%3
Plus 99 students at colleges with fewer than 3 from one class, grouped so no student can be identified.
From Chatham High School Profile 2024-2025 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, names only · Class of 2022
24Colleges on the list
1Admit under 20%
1In New Jersey
18States
Each line goes from Chatham to a college. Gold: admits under 20%.
- American UniversityWashington, DC · Private · admits 41%
- Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ · Public · admits 90%
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Private · admits 17%
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private · admits 33%
- Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · Public · admits 43%
- College of CharlestonCharleston, SC · Public · admits 76%
- Elon UniversityElon, NC · Private · admits 75%
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · Private · admits 52%
- Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · Private · admits 54%
- Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · Public · admits 82%
- James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · Public · admits 78%
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private · admits 37%
- Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · Private · admits 84%
- Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · Public · admits 88%
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public · admits 55%
Show all 24 colleges
- Providence CollegeProvidence, RI · admits 53%
- Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · admits 53%
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · admits 66%
- The University of TampaTampa, FL · admits 26%
- University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · admits 81%
- University of DelawareNewark, DE · admits 74%
- University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · admits 64%
- University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · admits 57%
From Chatham High School Annual Report on Graduates Class of 2022 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, with the number of students · Class of 2022
66Students counted
11%At colleges admitting under 20%
14%Stayed in New Jersey
9Different colleges
Each line goes from Chatham to a college; thicker lines mean more students. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private · admits 37%9
- Providence CollegeProvidence, RI · Private · admits 53%9
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%9
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Private · admits 17%7
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · Public · admits 53%7
- University of VermontBurlington, VT · Public · admits 60%7
- Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · Public · admits 43%6
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public · admits 55%6
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Public · admits 57%6
From Chatham High School Annual Report on Graduates Class of 2022 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, with the number of students · Class of 2022
31Students counted
0%At colleges admitting under 20%
68%Stayed in New Jersey
4Different colleges
Each line goes from Chatham to a college; thicker lines mean more students. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, NJ · Public · admits 77%10
- County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ · Public5
- Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · Private · admits 73%3
- Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · Private · admits 75%3
Plus 10 students at colleges with fewer than 3 from one class, grouped so no student can be identified.
From Chatham High School Annual Report on Graduates Class of 2022 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Colleges that accepted graduates, with the number of students · Class of 2024
1,477Students counted
6%At colleges admitting under 20%
11%Stayed in New Jersey
128Different colleges
Each line goes from Chatham to a college; thicker lines mean more students. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public · admits 55%71
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%59
- University of DelawareNewark, DE · Public · admits 74%47
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · Public · admits 49%46
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Public · admits 57%36
- Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · Public · admits 82%33
- James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · Public · admits 78%29
- Elon UniversityElon, NC · Private · admits 75%26
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Private · admits 7%21
- College of CharlestonCharleston, SC · Public · admits 76%20
- Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · Public · admits 88%20
- University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · Public · admits 64%20
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · Public · admits 53%19
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · Public · admits 45%19
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · Private · admits 52%18
Show all 128 colleges
- Providence CollegeProvidence, RI · admits 53%18
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · admits 52%18
- Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · admits 27%17
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%16
- Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH · admits 88%16
- Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · admits 53%16
- University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · admits 81%16
- University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · admits 55%16
- Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · admits 54%15
- Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · admits 84%15
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA · admits 76%14
- Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · admits 63%14
- University of MississippiUniversity, MS · admits 97%14
- Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · admits 43%13
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · admits 91%13
- University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%13
- Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · admits 56%12
- The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · admits 80%12
- The University of TampaTampa, FL · admits 26%12
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · admits 49%12
- Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · admits 84%11
- University of ScrantonScranton, PA · admits 84%11
- Boston UniversityBoston, MA · admits 14%10
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, NJ · admits 84%10
- Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · admits 46%10
- The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · admits 64%10
- University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH · admits 87%10
- Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC · admits 79%9
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 37%9
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · admits 66%9
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY · admits 67%9
- Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 66%9
- Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · admits 75%9
- University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · admits 76%9
- American UniversityWashington, DC · admits 41%8
- New York UniversityNew York, NY · admits 13%8
- Pace UniversityNew York, NY · admits 83%8
- University of DaytonDayton, OH · admits 74%8
- University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA · admits 64%8
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · admits 19%8
- University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA · admits 19%8
- Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL · admits 44%7
- Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · admits 42%7
- County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ7
- George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · admits 49%7
- Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · admits 34%7
- Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ · admits 91%7
- Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · admits 77%7
- The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · admits 68%7
- University of FloridaGainesville, FL · admits 23%7
- High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC · admits 79%6
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · admits 65%6
- Baylor UniversityWaco, TX · admits 46%5
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · admits 11%5
- George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA · admits 90%5
- Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · admits 75%5
- Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ · admits 84%5
- San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · admits 39%5
- Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA · admits 52%5
- Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX · admits 52%5
- Towson UniversityTowson, MD · admits 79%5
- University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · admits 87%5
- University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT · admits 83%5
- University of RochesterRochester, NY · admits 39%5
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · admits 23%5
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · admits 17%4
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · admits 33%4
- Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA · admits 35%4
- Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · admits 73%4
- Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY · admits 68%4
- Kean UniversityUnion, NJ · admits 83%4
- New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ · admits 90%4
- Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA · admits 77%4
- Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX · admits 63%4
- Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · admits 12%4
- University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · admits 87%4
- University of GeorgiaAthens, GA · admits 43%4
- University of KentuckyLexington, KY · admits 95%4
- University of MaineOrono, ME · admits 94%4
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · admits 18%4
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · admits 17%4
- University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · admits 24%4
- University of TorontoNot matched4
- William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ · admits 92%4
- Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, NJ · admits 66%3
- Chapman UniversityOrange, CA · admits 73%3
- Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO · admits 58%3
- Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT · admits 40%3
- Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL · admits 57%3
- Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY · admits 72%3
- McGill UniversityNot matched3
- Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA · admits 66%3
- Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH · admits 87%3
- Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, OK · admits 70%3
- Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ · admits 71%3
- Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 89%3
- Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD · admits 91%3
- Siena CollegeLoudonville, NY · admits 80%3
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · admits 26%3
- St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY · admits 64%3
- Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · admits 49%3
- Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%3
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · admits 10%3
- University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · admits 24%3
- University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH · admits 86%3
- University of EdinburghNot matched3
- University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY · admits 82%3
- University of New HavenWest Haven, CT · admits 91%3
- University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC · admits 69%3
- University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · admits 12%3
- Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · admits 21%3
- West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV · admits 88%3
- William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA · admits 34%3
Plus 207 students at colleges with fewer than 3 from one class, grouped so no student can be identified.
From Chatham High School Profile 2024-2025 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.