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Manhattan University

⌖ Riverdale, NY · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$121,396 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

7.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
+42%Modeled 10-year ROI
$86,042Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$121,396at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$289,0240
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4
6
8
+$121,39610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 7.0 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$53,400
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$53,400
Sticker price
Average net price$27,256
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$64,348
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,256Average net price / year
$64,348Cost of attendance
$86,042Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.7%Completion rate
78.9%Admission rate
2,744Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

97thEarnings percentile
58thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$61,353Year 1
$88,328Year 4
$86,042Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Civil Engineering · Master's Degree$119,9672Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$109,8003Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$105,2434Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$100,8845Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$100,3766Chemical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$96,1347Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$95,8778Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering · Master's Degree$93,662

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NY

Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester

Annual net price
$29,278
Observed earnings · year 5
$84,459
Modeled 10-year ROI
+33%
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Molloy University

Annual net price
$24,347
Observed earnings · year 5
$89,292
Modeled 10-year ROI
+60%
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Wagner College

Annual net price
$28,241
Observed earnings · year 5
$80,303
Modeled 10-year ROI
+21%
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Clarkson University

Annual net price
$30,305
Observed earnings · year 5
$89,882
Modeled 10-year ROI
+49%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Civil EngineeringMaster's Degree$119,967Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$109,800Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$105,243Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$100,884$22,750
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$100,376$26,323
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$96,134$26,503
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$95,877$27,000
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringMaster's Degree$93,662Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$92,802$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$92,262$24,984
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$91,394$27,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$89,305$26,000
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$87,967Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$85,538$26,827
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$83,932$26,329
MarketingBachelor's Degree$78,423$26,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$78,264Not available
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$75,745$26,080
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$75,594$25,832
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$74,471$26,000
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$73,706Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$67,229$25,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$64,684$26,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$64,116$26,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$60,508$27,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$54,486$24,375
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,328

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.