Manhattanville College
Purchase, NY · Private · Large suburb
Private institution in Purchase, NY · 1,250 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $58,832 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%Median ACT
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
- $25,8421,535th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,9501,701st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $42,9501,682nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $55,6411,605th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,832592nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,056879th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.7%1,007th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.6%1,112th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 84.7%1,048th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 27222nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,2501,230th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.5%1,009th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 20 mi (LGA)
On 1 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 42 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $59,873 | $61,020 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $42,682 | $36,221 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,342 | $38,289 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | $38,289 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $35,594 | $33,993 |
| International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $33,987 | $28,598 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,281 | $28,019 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $29,141 | $30,771 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $27,476 | $23,803 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,774 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $24,532 | $32,925 |
| History | bachelors | $20,824 | $23,456 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1841source
- Athletic nickname: "Valiants"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blacksource
- Mascot: Valiantsource
- Motto: "In Exultatione Metens"source
- Campus size: about 100 acressource
- Formerly known as "Academy of the Sacred Heart" (1841–1917)source
- Formerly known as "College of the Sacred Heart" (1917–1937)source
- Formerly known as "Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart" (1937–1966)source
- Formerly known as "Manhattanville College" (1966–2024)source
- Athletic conference: Skyline Conferencesource
- Notable alum: Rose Kennedysource
- Notable alum: Maria Shriversource
- Notable alum: Eunice Kennedy Shriversource
- Notable alum: Ethel Kennedysource
- Notable alum: James Badge Dalesource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Manhattanville College’s 1,250 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY · 1,242 undergrads
- Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY · 1,268 undergrads
- D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, NY · 1,299 undergrads
- LIM CollegeNew York, NY · 1,133 undergrads
- Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing, NY · 1,104 undergrads
- Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY · 1,401 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Midway UniversityMidway, KY · 1,250 undergrads
- Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 1,252 undergrads
- Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA · 1,252 undergrads
- Gordon CollegeWenham, MA · 1,247 undergrads
- Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL · 1,253 undergrads
- Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, AZ · 1,246 undergrads
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