Manhattanville College

2900 Purchase St, Purchase, NY

http://www.manhattanville.edu/

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To educate students to become ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community.

Manhattanville College

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Manhattanville College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, located in Purchase, New York, USA. Founded in 1841 it was known in initially as Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart. Manhattanville's mission is to "educate students to become ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community."

Approximately 1700 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students attend Manhattanville. Renowned for its commitment to diversity, Manhattanville students come from 76 countries and 48 states. In accordance with the college's Portfolio System, which is the nation's oldest such system, undergraduate candidates must present a freshman year assessment essay; a study plan outlining all course work counted toward the degree; a program evaluation essay, which gives a rationale for the student's choice of courses, as well as a personal evaluation of the course; and specific examples of work in writing and research.

Current president Richard Berman has served for nearly 14 years. During his tenure as president, Manhattanville has undergone a renaissance that has gained the college much acclaim.

History

In 1841 in a three-story house on Houston Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, the Academy of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic boarding school for girls, was founded. The Academy relocated in 1847 to an area in the north western part of Manhattan Island on a hill overlooking the village of Manhattanville. Destroyed by a fire in 1888, the Academy was rebuilt on the same foundation and continued to grow, both in curriculum and physical environment.

In March 1917, 76 years after its founding as an academy, Manhattanville was chartered as a college by the New York State Board of Regents, empowering it to grant both undergraduate and graduate degrees. In 1952, the college moved to Purchase to the former estate of Whitelaw Reid. Long heralded as the most prestigious Catholic woman's college, after becoming co-educational and nondenominational Manhattanville began to experience difficult financial problems. Since the mid 1990's however, the college has been successfully raising its capital funds which has enabled it to build new facilities and increase its endowment. Today, Manhattanville's "Castle" looks out over the green of the quadrangle to the renovated residence halls, academic buildings and the housing complex for faculty and staff from around the globe.

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Location:
Northeast: Setting:
Large Town Setting: Type:
Private: Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad): Mascot:
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Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
1,671: On Campus Housing:
Available: Full Time Students:
79%: Athletic Programs:
Available

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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 25,920: Students Receiving Aid:
68%

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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 55: Selectivity:
Highly Selective

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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time

Full-Time 79%

Part-Time 21%

Men vs. Women

Women 65%

Men 35%

Race/Ethnicity

Caucasian 57%

Other 28%

Hispanic 10%

African-American 4%

Asian 1%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State

Out-of-State 50%

In-State 50%

Top States for Incoming Freshman

New York 50%

Connecticut 12%

Massachusetts 4%

New Jersey 3%

California 2%

Percent of Students International:	5%

Percent of Students International:

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available:	Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus:	56%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus:	Yes

Athletics

Member of:	NAA, NCAA
Sports Include:	Basketball (Skyline Conference) Baseball (Skyline Conference)


Tuition & Fees (undergraduate)	Expenses
Published Tuition and Fees:	$ 25,920
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 24,920
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 1,000
Financial Aid	Avg. Amount Received	% of Students Receiving Aid
Federal Grants:	$ 3,902	27%
State and Local Grants:	$ 2,639	38%
Institutional Grants:	$ 12,650	68%
Student Loans:	$ 3,413	67%
Any Aid:		68%

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate:	59% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores
SAT Scores:
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores:	79%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Verbal: 490, Math: 490
Top 75th Percentile:	Verbal: 610, Math: 610

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee:	$ 55.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies:	Recommended
High School Diploma or Equivalent:	Required
High School GPA:	Required
High School Rank:	Recommended
High School Record:	Required
Recommendations:	Required
TOEFL:	Required
Test Scores:	Required