Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY · Private · Large city
Private institution in Riverdale, NY · 2,928 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $86,316 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 8%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $26,8811,580th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $50,8501,819th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $50,8501,816th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $62,5371,720th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $86,31693rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $64,472163rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 66.0%552nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.5%807th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78.5%851st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1254268th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,928710th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 31.2%1,118th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 8 mi (LGA)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $75,518 | $67,660 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,044 | $71,351 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,338 | $68,219 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,778 | $62,260 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,101 | — |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $66,171 | $64,493 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $64,990 | — |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,020 | $67,324 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,169 | $67,660 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $56,979 | $55,813 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $53,629 | $53,358 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,107 | $53,358 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1853source
- Athletic nickname: "Jaspers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Whitesource
- Motto: "Signum Fidei (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 22 acressource
- Formerly known as "Academy of the Holy Infancy" (1853–1863)source
- Formerly known as "Manhattan College" (1863–2024)source
- Athletic conference: MAACsource
- Notable alum: Rudy Giulianisource
- Notable alum: Chang Myonsource
- Notable alum: James Pattersonsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,575,748 (M $3,386,254 · W $3,189,494)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Manhattan College’s 2,928 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY · 2,942 undergrads
- Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY · 2,988 undergrads
- SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY · 2,860 undergrads
- CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY · 3,067 undergrads
- SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, NY · 2,778 undergrads
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · 2,760 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · 2,921 undergrads
- University of North Texas at DallasDallas, TX · 2,914 undergrads
- Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, OR · 2,913 undergrads
- Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, OR · 2,911 undergrads
- Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH · 2,950 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, WI · 2,951 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemanhattan.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 192703)
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