Manhattan College

Manhattan College Parkway
Riverdale, NY 10471
http://www.manhattan.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1853
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Undergrad Students	3,026
Endowment	33,108,909
Application Deadline	April 15
Application Fee	50
Selectivity	Selective
Application Deadline	April 15
Tuition	22,560
Room/Board	9,000

Services
Associated Firms	Consolidated Edison Ernst & Young City of Yonkers BAE Systems Met Life KPMG Price Waterhouse Coopers Morgan Stanley New York City Department of Education
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	N/A
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Museums	N/A
Periodical Subs	1,533
# of Books	274,550
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	65%
within one year	75%
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	2%
Students in sororities	2%
Campus Size	22 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	N/A
College housing types	coed dorms (97%), women's dorms (2%), men's dorms (1%), special housing for disabled students (0%)
Popular Events	Barbecues, Quadstock, Manhattan Madness, Latino Fest, Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction, Irish Night, Jasper Jingle, Festival of Lessons & Carols (Christams Concert), Movies on the Quad, Family Weekend, Casino Nights, Coffeehouses, Senior Nights, Special Masses, Jazz Concerts, Stress Free Days, Trips to Yankee Games, Trips to Broadway Shows, Jasper Basketball Games, Marching in the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade, Relay for Life walk for cancer, Battle of the Bands, International Night, Mr & Ms. Manhattan Pageant, Springfest, Spring Fling Harbor Cruise, Senior Clam Bake, Senior Formal
Nearest Airport	Kennedy Airport or Newark Airport (24), La Guardia Airport - Queens, NY (14)
Nearest Train	Manhattan - Penn Station or Grand Central Station (12)
Army ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (Fordham University)
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
Number of Organizations	57
# of fraternities	2
# of sororities	2
Students in fraternities	2%
Students in sororities	2%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) Quadrangle(weekly)
Honor Societies	NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES; Alpha Beta Gamma - Radiological Technology; Alpha Iota Delta - Decision Sciences; Alpha Kappa Delta - Sociology; Alpha Sigma Lambda - Evening Students; Beta Beta Beta - Biology; Chi Epsilon - Civil Engineering; Delta Mu Delta - Business; Delta Phi Alpha - German Language and Literature; Eta Kappa Nu - Electrical Engineering; Kappa Delta Pi - Education; Lambda Pi Eta - Communications; Omega Chi Epsilon - Chemical Engineering; Omicron Delta Epsilon - Economics; Phi Alpha Theta - History; Phi Epsilon Kappa - Physical Education and Related Career Fields; Phi Sigma Tau - Philosophy; Pi Delta Phi - French Language and Literature; Pi Mu Epsilon - Mathematics; Pi Sigma Alpha - Political Science; Pi Tau Sigma - Mechanical Engineering; Psi Chi - Psychology; Sigma Delta Pi - Spanish Language and Literature; Sigma Iota Rho - International Studies; Sigma Pi Sigma - Physics; Sigma Tau Delta - English Language and Literature; Tau Chi Alpha - Environmental Engineering; Theta Alpha Kappa - Religious Studies; Tau Sigma Kappa - Manhattan College honor society for Computer Science; MAJOR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES; Phi Beta Kappa - Liberal Arts; Sigma Xi - Pur and Applied Scientific Research; Tau Beta Pi - Engineering; Epsilon Sigma Pi Honor Society - Membership in this Society is the highest scholastic honor for which undergraduates of all programs of the College are eligible.
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Christ in Your Life, Lasallian Collegians
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Multi-cultural Student Union, International Student Association, Gaelic Society, Le Cercle Francais(French Club), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Hellenic Society, Il Circolo Dante Alighieri(Italian Club), Spanish Club;
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Accounting Society, American Chemical Society, American of Biological Science, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Arnold Air Society, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Bagpipers, Cheerleading, Crew, Economics & Finance Society, Electronics Club, Engineers without Borders, Games Club, IDEA Investment Club, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Jasper Dancers, Jazz Band, Karate, Manhattan Magazine, Manhattanite, Marketing Club, MCTV, Mini Baja, New York Water Environment Association, Orchestra, Players, Political Club, Psychology Club, Quadrangle(Newspaper), Radiological Science Society, Relay for Life (American Cancer Society), Singers, Society of Civil Engineers, Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Sociology Club, Standing Together, Steppers, Student Government, WRCM Radio