- The Inkwell
- New York
- Manhattan University

Riverdale, NYCity: largeZIP 10471Founded 1853
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1853
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.manhattan.edu
New YorkReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Manhattan University
Manhattan University is a private nonprofit university in Riverdale, New York, with 2,744 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $25,074 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention76%
4-year graduation56%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans54%
$25,074net price / year
79%admission rate
1270average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$92,904median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#94 of 1,704 for earnings#1,231 of 1,739 for lowest net price#449 of 1,738 for graduation rate#836 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
- $65,189tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $55,900
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $55,900
- Average net price
- $25,074national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,384
$30,001–48,000$20,286
$48,001–75,000$23,222
$75,001–110,000$27,956
$110,001+$29,460
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 600–678
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 56%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $74,834
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $92,904middle 50%: $63,431–$122,422
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$122,422
Median, Manhattan University$92,904
Lower quarter$63,431
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
- 2,744
- Part-time
- 4.6%
- Women / men
- 40% / 60%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 48%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,755 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,204
- Endowment, end of year
- $160,164,930
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White41%
Hispanic34%
Black7.4%
Asian6.1%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown4.5%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering26%
Business & management18%
Communication & journalism8.0%
Psychology7.1%
Computer & information sciences6.1%
Education6.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.0%
Social sciences4.5%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 192703. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2749572.