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Manhattanville University

Purchase, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·mville.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,512
peer median 3,600
Avg net price
$20,991
-$2.8k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Manhattanville University is a private university in Purchase, New York, United States. It was founded in 1841 and offers more than 45 undergraduate programs (majors) across arts, sciences, business, education, nursing, and related fields and more than 70 graduate and certificate programs. In Athletics, the Manhattanville Valiants compete in the DIII Skyline Conference.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,617
3,617 candidates competed
Admitted
3,159
87.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
337
10.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
58%-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
51%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
74%

Pell equity

8.5pp gap
Pell recipients
53%76 of 143
Non-Pell (all)
61%153 of 249
Subsidized loan, no Pell
61%134 of 220
No Federal Aid
66%19 of 29

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 73 Title IV programs, 20 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 53 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
73
Passing
20
27.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

73programs
  • Passing20 · 27.4%
  • No Data53 · 72.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
20
No data
53

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

20
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+34.5%
$69,345 vs $51,545
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+35.4%
$46,500 vs $34,350
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+41.6%
$48,629 vs $34,350
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+44.5%
$67,034 vs $46,391
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+52.2%
$101,805 vs $66,899
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+57.1%
$53,971 vs $34,350
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+58.3%
$73,436 vs $46,391
Finance and Financial Management Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+59.5%
$106,704 vs $66,899

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

13
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
58%
$27,000 debt · $46,500 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
56%
$27,000 debt · $48,629 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
49%
$40,399 debt · $81,981 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
49%
$26,449 debt · $53,971 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
43%
$26,000 debt · $60,523 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
43%
$26,449 debt · $61,752 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
43%
$28,500 debt · $67,034 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
42%
$26,000 debt · $61,395 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1926Next review Nov 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 6

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  2. Oct 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jan 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jul 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,548
$30–48k$15,131
$48–75k$18,072
$75–110k$23,287
$110k+$27,319

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,991
-$2,828vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $23,819
Federal loans
78.6%
In-state tuition
$44,604
Out-of-state
$44,604

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 624 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $14.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
624
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,584,892 total
Direct Loans
$14.2M
1,903 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.6M
643 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
732 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.4M
351 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.1M
152 loan awards
Grad PLUS$377K
25 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 577 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (2.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.5%
+0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
577
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.4%
2017
4.8%
2018
3.5%
2019
2.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Manhattanville

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs96
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

652 total completions
01Education
22634.7%
02Health Professions
10616.3%
03Psychology
9614.7%
04Business
8813.5%
05Parks/Recreation
568.6%
06Visual/Performing Arts
274.1%
07Communication
182.8%
08English Language
142.1%
09Biological Sciences
121.8%
10Security/Protective
91.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,512
12-mo unduplicated
3,240
Undergraduate
1,858
Graduate
1,382

Gender split

Men
34%1,111
Women
66%2,129

Race / ethnicity composition

White
52.0%
Hispanic
27.2%
Black
12.1%
Asian
2.9%
Two or more
2.2%
Non-resident
1.9%
Unknown
1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
364
214 M · 150 W
Women athletes
41.2%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$16K
$25K
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Soccer
44 M · 27 W
$306K
Lacrosse
37 M · 21 W
$246K
Ice Hockey
28 M · 24 W
$404K
Baseball
51 M ·
$131K
Basketball
22 M · 15 W
$258K
Volleyball
15 M · 16 W
$177K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,379 students

3-year trend

0.432 yrs ago1.341 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    1
    Dating violence
    3
    Stalking
    4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs02
    Liquor113

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    77

    Manhattanville vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Manhattanville selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectManhattanville University
    58%2,512$20,991Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    72%89.0%4,767$30,988Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    73%74.7%2,401$29,357Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    61%78.6%4,003$24,792Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    56%53.3%2,790$22,917Doctoral/Professional
    58%90.3%3,572$12,199Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    69%72.0%3,899$19,035Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    51%73.4%$23,819Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    63%60.4%9,229$34,192Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    64%78.6%1,952$27,989Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    56%92.0%3,627$19,108Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Peer group median61%76.7%3,600$23,819

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    Frequently asked questions about Manhattanville University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Manhattanville.

    What is the graduation rate at Manhattanville University?

    Manhattanville University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Manhattanville University?

    Manhattanville University reports a total enrollment of 2,512 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Manhattanville University?

    The average net price at Manhattanville University is $20,991 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Manhattanville University?

    Manhattanville University's yield rate is 10.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Manhattanville University located?

    Manhattanville University is located in Purchase, New York 10577.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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