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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.

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Institutional profile

Well established Exceptional in career outcomes, and solid in mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Emerging Career Exceptional Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Exceptional
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
78.5% admitted

10,432 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
74.9%

$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

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

10,432

About 78 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 78.5%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1150–1340
10201460
ACT middle 50%22–31
1636

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.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

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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  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

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.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Manhattan pairs a small Lasallian campus with serious engineering and business programs and immediate access to New York City.

03

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.

Early DecisionNov 15
Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$75 application fee

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.

Published annual cost$74,530
Average annual cost after aid$27,000
Affordability profileEmerging

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+ 
Open the price by income

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.

Complete within 8 years74.9%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one76.8%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$86,316

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

Recent graduates100
Median earnings$95,877

Admits separately

Mechanical Engineering

Recent graduates64
Median earnings$92,802

Admits separately

Communication and Media Studies

Recent graduates54
Median earnings$74,471

Admits separately

Finance and Financial Management Services

Recent graduates52
Median earnings$100,376

Admits separately

Marketing

Recent graduates50
Median earnings$78,423

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.

Academics

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.

Campus setting

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.

Career & value

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.

2,744 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticurban settingCampus housing available