Manhattan University
Riverdale, New York · Private · 2,744 undergraduates · manhattan.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
82%
of 14,570 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1008 to 1325
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$83,850Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Manhattan University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
82% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$83,850
a year in 2027-28, from a $83,850 sticker price
What to do with your 1240
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1240).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Year Requirements | Manhattan University Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Feb15Priority deadline · February 15, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Mar1Priority deadline · March 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
82%
of applicants were admitted: 11,970 of 14,570 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 100% of early applicants were admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 9% of them sent SAT scores and 2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1008 to 1325
Reading and Writing 530 to 693
Math 470 to 673
ACT composite 23 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160013%
- 1200 to 139945%
- 1000 to 119920%
- 800 to 99918%
- 600 to 7995%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.60
- 4.010%
- 3.75 to 3.9923%
- 3.50 to 3.7433%
- 3.25 to 3.4924%
- 3.00 to 3.247.3%
- 2.50 to 2.991.5%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$83,850
a year
- Tuition$54,080
- Fees$5,490
- Food and housing$20,710
- Books and supplies$1,300
- Transportation and other$2,270
Manhattan University published $77,525 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,384
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,286
- $48,001 to $75,000$23,222
- $75,001 to $110,000$27,956
- Over $110,000$29,460
Financial aid
66%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$35,763
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
22%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $32,083 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,410Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
68%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$92,904
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Manhattan University$100,946
- All colleges$91,206
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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