Manhattan College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Manhattan College, also known as MC, is a private, Roman Catholic college of liberal arts situated in Riverdale, New York City, United states. It was established in 1853. MC was originally founded as the Academy of the Holy Infancy. It became Manhattan College in 1863. The college offers several undergraduate and graduate programs in the fields of arts, education, business, science, and engineering. Graduate programs in engineering and education are also offered to students.

Manhattan College’s campus is home to various student clubs and organizations such as the Electronics Club, Christ in Your Life, Gaelic Society, African Caribbean American Club, Jasper Dancers, Lively Arts, and Voyagers. The college’s athletic department fields teams in baseball, basketball, softball, tennis, soccer, lacrosse, and volleyball. Their men’s sports teams are known as the Jaspers, and the women’s sports teams are called the Lady Jaspers.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in engineering, media, and business and management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High male/female ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,441 in 2009-2010 (3,282 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 66% of enrolled students and graduate students are 34%.

Students under 25 years old represent 91% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Manhattan College provides on-campus housing for 2,000 of its 3,282 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 77 male students received the aid (men were 48% of those receiving aid) and 82 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 52% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Manhattan College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (221 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Finance
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (22 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (164 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (206 awarded)

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

LIBERAL ARTS (97 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (67 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (17 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (17 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (34 awarded)

• Psychology