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Applying to Manhattan

Acceptance Rate 78.94%
Yield 8.01%
SAT Score 1,275
ACT Score 26
Applicants 9,903

Manhattan Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 78.94% at Manhattan College. Total 9,903 students applied and 7,817 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,275 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.manhattan.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://manhattan.edu/admissions/apply-all
Acceptance Rate78.94%
Average Test Scores1,275 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 78.94%. A total of 9,903 students (4,639 men and 5,256 women) have applied to and 7,817 (3,692 men and 4,117 women) students admitted to Manhattan College.
Among them, 390 male and 236 female students have enrolled into Manhattan and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 8.01%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Manhattan
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants9,9034,6395,25600
Admitted7,8173,6924,11700
Enrolled62639023600
Acceptance Rate 78.94% 79.59% 78.33% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 8.01% 10.56% 5.73% - -
[Chart] Manhattan College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Manhattan, 54 applicants (9% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 14 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,275 at Manhattan. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,358 and 25th percentile score is 1,180.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 25.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Manhattan. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Manhattan with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Manhattan
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total118012751358
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing580640680
Math600635678
ACT Composite252629
Math232528
English232528
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Manhattan College, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Manhattan
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Manhattan

The calendar system at Manhattan College is Semester. Manhattan College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Manhattan College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔