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Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY 2,928 Undergrads 73.9% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$62,537
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$26,881
After Aid
Median Earnings
$86,316
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$26,881
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$86,316
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate73.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients29.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
78.5%
SAT Avg
1,254
SAT Reading
25th: 570-75th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 580-75th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 22-75th: 31
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$713k
+$316k
+$229k
Median Cost$27k/yr
+$616k
+$220k
+$132k
Full Cost$63k/yr
+$488k
+$91k
+$3k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$27k/yr
35
136%
Full Cost$63k/yr
63
2%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return94%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-35%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$24,246
Earnings (5yr)
$71,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$111,495
Lifetime Value Added
+$333k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,141
Earnings (5yr)
$63,480
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$111,699
Lifetime Value Added
+$334k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$26,026
Earnings (5yr)
$96,650
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$105,202
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$68,181
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$130,769
Lifetime Value Added
+$475k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$100,955
Lifetime Value Added
+$254k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$26,323
Earnings (5yr)
$94,770
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,772
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (5yr)
$81,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$83,045
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$93,907
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,902
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$107,051
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$26,246
Earnings (5yr)
$77,559
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$104,464
Lifetime Value Added
+$428k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$34,210
Earnings (5yr)
$102,036
Lifetime Value Added
+$407k
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$60,839
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Chemical Engineering
MastCIP: 1407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,741
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$120,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$562k
Mechanical Engineering
MastCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,575
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$25,131
Earnings (5yr)
$79,540
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.