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Manhattan University

Riverdale, NY 2,744 Undergrads 70.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$65,189
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$25,074
After Aid
Median Earnings
$88,479
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$25,074
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$88,479
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$92,904
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate70.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS87.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
78.9%
SAT Avg
1,270
SAT Reading
25th: 58064075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 60063575th: 678
ACT Composite
25th: 252675th: 29

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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
+$746k
+$276k
+$259k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$656k
+$186k
+$169k
Full Cost$65k/yr
+$511k
+$41k
+$25k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
33
188%
Full Cost$65k/yr
55
11%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return110%

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-32%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$92,262
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,538
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,345
Earnings (4yr)
$67,229
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$150,562
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$630k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$96,134
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$95,877
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Median Debt
$24,559
Earnings (4yr)
$74,471
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Median Debt
$25,452
Earnings (4yr)
$89,305
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
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Median Debt
$26,999
Earnings (4yr)
$91,394
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
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Median Debt
$26,978
Earnings (4yr)
$100,884
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,508
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
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Median Debt
$26,999
Earnings (4yr)
$100,376
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,116
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,423
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,460
Earnings (4yr)
$92,802
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,486
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,684
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$445
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,594
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,745
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,932
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,264
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
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Median Debt
$24,286
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,800
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
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Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,243
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$99,825
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$119,967
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
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Median Debt
$56,005
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,662
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,575
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,967
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
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Median Debt
$58,566
Earnings (4yr)
$73,706
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,774
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.