Riverdale, NY · Private · 2,744 undergraduates · urban
Manhattan College
Less selective
Manhattan pairs a small Lasallian campus with serious engineering and business programs and immediate access to New York City.
Institutional profile
Well established Exceptional in career outcomes, and solid in mobility.- Admission
- 78.5% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 74.9%
10,432 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$86,316 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Manhattan College apart
Academic design
Engineering is a defining strength alongside business and liberal arts, with hands-on laboratories, faculty research and internships built into professional preparation.
Campus pattern
The Riverdale campus has a contained residential feel in the Bronx while subway access connects students to the rest of New York City.
Career & value signal
Civil and infrastructure engineering benefit from a century-long relationship with the firms and systems that build and operate New York.
Can I get in?
78.5% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
10,432About 78 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 16% submitted an SAT, and 3% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Manhattan College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Manhattan College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Engineering is a defining strength alongside business and liberal arts, with hands-on laboratories, faculty research and internships built into professional preparation.
Make institutional fit specific
Manhattan pairs a small Lasallian campus with serious engineering and business programs and immediate access to New York City.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Health professionsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Manhattan College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Civil Engineering
Admits separately
Mechanical Engineering
Admits separately
Communication and Media Studies
Admits separately
Finance and Financial Management Services
Admits separately
Marketing
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Manhattan College beyond the classroom
The Riverdale campus has a contained residential feel in the Bronx while subway access connects students to the rest of New York City.
A defining academic feature
Engineering is a defining strength alongside business and liberal arts, with hands-on laboratories, faculty research and internships built into professional preparation.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Riverdale campus has a contained residential feel in the Bronx while subway access connects students to the rest of New York City.
Where the degree can lead
Civil and infrastructure engineering benefit from a century-long relationship with the firms and systems that build and operate New York.