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Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase St
Purchase, NY 10577		 General information
 (914) 694-2200

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees
Carnegie classification: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Number of students: 3,023 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:$ 65

About this School
Manhattanville College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Purchase, New York. Current president Richard Berman has served for nearly 11 years. Under his administration Manhattanville has undergone a renaissance which has gained the college much acclaim. Today roughly one thousand seven hundred students attend Manhattanville. Renowned for its commitment to diversity, Manhattanville boasts an impressive academic body made up of students from 59 countries and 40 states. Guidebookshave called the Manhattanville student body, smart, sociable, athletic and easy-going. Admission to Manhattanville is considered difficult with a 50% admissions rate with much emphasis being placed on character development. In accordance with the college's Portfolio System, graduate candidates must present a freshman year assessment essay; a study plan outlining all course work counted toward the degree; a program evaluation essay, which gives a rationale for the student's choice of courses, as well as a personal evaluation of the course; and specific examples of work in writing and research.
 
History
In 1841 in a three-story house on Houston Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, the Academy of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic boarding school for girls, was founded. The Academy relocated in 1847 to an area in the north western part of Manhattan Island on a hill overlooking the village of Manhattanville. Destroyed by a fire in 1888, the Academy was rebuilt on the same foundation and continued to grow, both in curriculum and physical environment. In March of 1917, 76 years after its founding as an academy, Manhattanville was chartered as a college by the New York State Board of Regents, empowering it to grant both undergraduate and graduate degrees. In 1952, the college moved to Purchase to the former estate of Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York Herald Tribune and Ambassador to the United Kingdom before World War Two. Today, Manhattanville's "Castle" looks out over the green of the quadrangle to the renovated residence halls, academic buildings and the housing complex for faculty and staff. Co-educational since 1969 and non-denominational in its governance since 1971, Manhattanville's original vision lives on in the tradition of service begun by the Society of the Sacred Heart, extending from the students to the global community. During the Depression and World War II, President Grace Cowardin Dammann, RSCJ, instilled in Manhattanville's students a keen awareness of social problems by encouraging them to spend one day a week working with children at the Barat Settlement in the Bowery and at Casita Maria in East Harlem. Mother Dammann's widely published speech, "Principles vs. Prejudice," inspired other colleges to break down racial barriers. The long tradition of the school, which preceded the college charter, determined the character Manhattanville would have, and which is stated in the Manhattanville misson statement: a belief in the liberalizing effect of the liberal arts, a sense of tradition, an interest in the most humane manifestations of the human spirit, and a continuing effort to enhance the local community. Students' commitment to "community" is evidenced by the thousands of hours they devote to develop and participate in community service projects.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2009-20082008-20072007-2006
In-State$ 31,620$ 29,680$ 28,000
Out of State$ 31,620$ 29,680$ 28,000
Books and Supplies$ 800$ 800$ 800
On-Campus
Room and board$ 13,040$ 12,240$ 11,550
Other Expenses$ 1,100$ 1,100$ 1,100
Off Campus
Room and board$ 13,040$ 12,240$ 11,550
Other Expenses$ 1,100$ 1,100$ 1,100
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$ 1,550$ 1,550$ 1,550

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 20% $ 2,018
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 31% $ 1,613
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 65% $ 10,213
Loans to students 54% $ 3,235
 
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