Manhattan University Overview

Located in Riverdale, New York, Manhattan University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Manhattan is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Manhattan University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Manhattan is the post-master's certificate.
• During a recent academic cycle, 54% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Manhattan bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $86,316 a year. That's about 112% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Manhattan student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Manhattan University?

Contact details for Manhattan are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale, NY 10471-4098
Phone:	718-862-7597
Website:	www.manhattan.edu

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How Do I Get Into Manhattan?

You can apply to Manhattan online at: https://manhattan.edu/admissions/apply-all

Admission Requirements for Manhattan

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Manhattan?

Manhattan has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to Manhattan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

Manhattan received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

Can I Afford Manhattan University?

The overall average net price of Manhattan is $44,834. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Manhattan, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,319 a year. That adds up to $29,276 over four years for those students.

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Manhattan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,352 undergraduate students at Manhattan, with 3,178 being full-time and 174 being part-time.

There are also 613 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,178 full-time undergraduates at Manhattan, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Manhattan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	136
Black or African American	182
Hispanic or Latino	822
White	1,617
International Students	102
Other Races/Ethnicities	319

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Manhattan University. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Manhattan. The most popular countries sending students to the school are France, China, and Japan.

Manhattan University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	43	0	71	114
Civil Engineering	0	100	0	13	113
Mechanical Engineering	0	64	0	22	86
Business Administration & Management	0	45	0	20	65
Communication & Media Studies	0	54	0	0	54
Finance & Financial Management	0	52	0	0	52
Marketing	0	50	0	0	50
Special Education	0	23	0	27	50
Computer Information Systems	0	38	0	4	42
General Psychology	0	42	0	0	42
Chemical Engineering	0	21	0	13	34
Computer Engineering	0	24	0	8	32
Health & Physical Education	0	28	0	0	28
Electrical Engineering	0	22	0	5	27
Student Counseling	0	0	14	11	25
Accounting	0	24	0	0	24
Political Science & Government	0	24	0	0	24
Allied Health Professions	0	20	3	0	23
General Biology	0	21	0	0	21
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	5	15	20
Sociology	0	17	0	0	17
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	16	0	0	16
Construction Engineering	0	0	0	16	16
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	15	0	0	15
Educational Administration	0	0	9	3	12
Public Relations & Advertising	0	11	0	0	11
General English Literature	0	11	0	0	11
Environmental Engineering	0	0	0	9	9
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	9	9
History	0	9	0	0	9
Economics	0	9	0	0	9
Liberal Arts General Studies	7	1	0	0	8
International Studies	0	7	0	0	7
General Social Sciences	0	6	0	0	6
Public Health	0	5	0	0	5
Mathematics	0	5	0	0	5
Natural Resources Conservation	0	5	0	0	5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	4	0	0	4
Romance Languages	0	4	0	0	4
Applied Mathematics	0	0	1	3	4
Philosophy	0	4	0	0	4
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	0	2	0	0	2
Religious Studies	0	2	0	0	2
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	2	0	0	2
Chemistry	0	1	0	0	1
Urban Studies	0	1	0	0	1
Music	0	1	0	0	1
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0	0
General Sales & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	7	833	32	249	1,121

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Trollness under License

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