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Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
78.49%	1,260

Manhattan College's acceptance rate is 78.49% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 10,432 students applied and 8,188 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Manhattan.

Manhattan's acceptance rate places 67th out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,260 and the ACT score is 25 at Manhattan. Manhattan's SAT score ranks 39th out of 91 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Manhattan, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Manhattan College is 78.49% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 8.43%. 4,783 men and 5,649 women applied to Manhattan and 3,570 men and 4,618 women students were accepted.

Among them, 398 men and 292 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Manhattan.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Manhattan
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	10,432	4,783	5,649	0	0
Admitted	8,188	3,570	4,618	0	0
Enrolled	690	398	292	0	0
Acceptance Rate	78.49%	74.64%	81.75%	-	-
Yield	8.43%	11.15%	6.32%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Manhattan College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 108 students (16% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 18 students (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Manhattan.

The median SAT score is 1,260 with 630 SAT EBRW and 630 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 670 and the 25^th percentile is 570. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 670 and 25^th percentile is 580 .

The median ACT composite score is 25 with 75^th percentile score of 31 and 25^th percentile score of 22 at Manhattan. The median ACT math score is 25 and the ACT English score is 25.

The SAT and ACT scores at Manhattan College are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,164, ACT: 25 - private (not-for-profit) master's college and university with larger programs).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Manhattan
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1150	1260	1340
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	570	630	670
SAT Math	580	630	670
ACT Composite	22	25	31
ACT Math	23	25	29
ACT English	20	25	30

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Manhattan College 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 690 first-year students enrolled in Manhattan. The proportion of full-time students is 99.57% and part-time students is 0.43%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 57.68% and women students is 42.32%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Manhattan.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Manhattan
	Total	Men	Women
Total	690	398	292
Full-time	687	395	292
Part-time	3	3	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Manhattan. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Manhattan College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Manhattan Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of Manhattan College. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Manhattan.

Admission Information for Applying to Manhattan
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	www.manhattan.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://manhattan.edu/admissions/apply-all
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate

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