- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Manchester University
North Manchester, INTown: distantZIP 46962Founded 1860
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1860
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.manchester.edu
IndianaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Manchester University
Manchester University is a private nonprofit university in North Manchester, Indiana, with 936 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $20,763 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention66%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans68%
$20,763net price / year
71%admission rate
—average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$60,682median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#736 of 1,704 for earnings#926 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,104 of 1,738 for graduation rate#595 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,507tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,594
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,594
- Average net price
- $20,763national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,695
$30,001–48,000$16,022
$48,001–75,000$16,140
$75,001–110,000$21,890
$110,001+$29,298
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,924
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,682middle 50%: $43,455–$83,009
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,009
Median, Manchester University$60,682
Lower quarter$43,455
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 936
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 71%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,154 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,801
- Endowment, end of year
- $76,829,584
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic7.7%
Black6.2%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Unknown31%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions21%
Business & management20%
Parks, recreation & fitness14%
Education7.8%
Visual & performing arts6.5%
Psychology5.5%
Social sciences5.5%
Public administration & social service3.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 151777. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6747552.