Marymount Manhattan College — admissions, outcomes, merit aid & scholarships

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

Solid academic profile (SAT 1100–1300 · ACT 25–29 middle 50% + typically a 3.7+ unweighted GPA in rigorous coursework)
Students focused on Visual & Performing Arts (the school's signature program)
Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 1100, or ACT below 25, or unweighted GPA below ~3.50 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification

Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Total enrollment

1,577

1,000 - 4,999

In-state tuition

$41,870

sticker, before aid

Tuition

$41,870

flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

Admit rate

78.9%

Accessible

SAT middle 50%

1100–1300

EBRW + Math composite

ACT middle 50%

25–29

composite

Test policy

Test-optional

2023

10-yr earnings

$49,131

median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry

$34,052

Earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$49,131

4-year completion

49%

Median debt (completers)

$25,750

Cost of attendance

$65,767

sticker price, not net

Pell-eligible students

28%

💰 True ROI

3.3× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)

$147,444

$36,861/yr avg net

Aid that hides behind the sticker

$115,624

vs sticker $263,068

10-yr earnings total

$491,310

$49,131/yr median, 10 yrs out

Years to recoup actual cost

3.0 yrs

at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Marymount Manhattan College, the average net price is $36,861/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k

$30,722/yr

Family income $30-48k

$30,626/yr

Family income $48-75k

$32,459/yr

Family income $75-110k

$34,872/yr

Family income $110k+

$42,217/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Marymount Manhattan College's official Net Price Calculator:

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Marymount Manhattan College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Marymount Manhattan College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Visual & Performing Arts

186 degrees · 66.4%

Typical career outcomes

Graphic Designer $59k Art Director $106k Multimedia Artist / Animator $99k Musician / Singer $39k

Highly variable. Steady-pay roles cluster in design, illustration, production. Performance careers have very wide income distributions.

2. Business, Management, & Marketing

39 degrees · 13.9%

Typical career outcomes

Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k

Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.

3. Communication, Journalism, & Related

34 degrees · 12.1%

Typical career outcomes

Public Relations Specialist $67k Marketing Manager $158k Writer / Editor $75k Reporter / Journalist $58k

Media, PR, marketing communications. Salary spread is wide.

4. Psychology

11 degrees · 3.9%

Typical career outcomes

HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k

Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

5. English Language & Literature

10 degrees · 3.6%

Typical career outcomes

Technical Writer $80k Editor $75k Writer / Author $74k Public Relations Specialist $67k

Writing-heavy roles. Variance is huge — corporate technical writers pay 2× journalists.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Marymount Manhattan College

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP)	Credential	Cohort	1-yr earnings	4-yr earnings
Communication and Media Studies.	Bachelor's Degree	50	$24,962	$62,844
Film/Video and Photographic Arts.	Bachelor's Degree	18	$25,014	$55,285
Psychology, General.	Bachelor's Degree	19	$34,585	$55,226
Business Administration, Management and Operations.	Bachelor's Degree	17	—	$51,287
Design and Applied Arts.	Bachelor's Degree	4	—	$48,393
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.	Bachelor's Degree	99	$19,562	$40,086
Dance.	Bachelor's Degree	37	$21,880	$38,227

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

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