10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$121,396at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY · 28 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 26 · Federal debt reported for 21
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Positive payoff
+$121,396 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
7.0 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
+42%Estimated return after 10 years
$86,042Observed earnings · year 5
$57,605Highest annual price before payoff reaches $0
The price benchmark is $30,349 per year below this threshold.
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What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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 STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $18,800 housing and food allowance plus $2,400 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price+$230,420
$16,000Annual price+$166,420
$27,000Current college-wide context+$122,420
$32,000Annual price+$102,420
$48,000Annual price+$38,420
$64,000Annual price−$25,580
$80,000Annual price−$89,580
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students study without distance-education courses.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in New York run 8% above the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$27,256Average net price / year
$64,348Cost of attendance
$26,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$276/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$86,042Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.7%Completion rate
78.9%Admission rate
1,270Average SAT score
2,744Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Manhattan University
What does Manhattan University cost?
Manhattan University reports an average annual net price of $27,256 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Manhattan University graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $86,042 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Manhattan University graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $26,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Manhattan University worth the same?
No. The current release contains 28 field-and-degree records for Manhattan University; 26 report year-4 earnings and 21 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
3,452Students enrolled at any point
2,856Undergraduate students
596Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
73% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
593 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
75% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$84,979Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$82,855Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$89,552Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income67%
Middle income75%
Higher income86%
Undergraduate student composition
White41%
Black7%
Hispanic33%
Asian6%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$61,353Year 1
$88,328Year 4
$86,042Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
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$93,662Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree · $83,932 reported+66%vs same-degree national median$26,329federal debt2Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · $78,264 reported+43%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $75,745 reported+42%vs same-degree national median$26,080federal debt4Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree · $87,967 reported+37%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · $74,471 reported+32%vs same-degree national median$26,000federal debt6Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $64,684 reported+28%vs same-degree national median$26,000federal debt
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%
Molloy University
- Annual net price
- $24,347
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $89,292
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +60%
Wagner College
- Annual net price
- $28,241
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $80,303
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +21%
Clarkson University
- Annual net price
- $30,305
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $89,882
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +49%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 28 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $119,967 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $109,800 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $105,243 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,884 | $22,750 | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $100,376 | $26,323 | Not reported |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,134 | $26,503 | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,877 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | $93,662 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,802 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $92,262 | $24,984 | Not reported |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,394 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $89,305 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $87,967 | Not available | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $85,538 | $26,827 | 0 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $83,932 | $26,329 | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $78,423 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $78,264 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $75,745 | $26,080 | Not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $75,594 | $25,832 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $74,471 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $73,706 | Not available | 7 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $67,229 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $64,684 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $64,116 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,508 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $54,486 | $24,375 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,328 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
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.