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Manchester University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Church of the Brethren
Population 90,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 895
Men / Women 52% / 48%
White 73%
Hispanic 10%
Black 7%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%
International 0%
From State 85%
From Region 5%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 28%
Business & Economics 22%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22%
Education 12%
Arts 6%
Life & Natural Sciences 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Computer Science 2%
Engineering 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,135
Est. Cost of Attendance $49,993
10-Year ROI $153,000
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,280 (12%)
Days Without Precipitation 228 (17%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 76%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 61 #263
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Manchester University 186 47% / 53% 1% $57,513 97%
General Engineering 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $79,836 85
Computer Science 4 75% / 25% 0% $79,794 85
Applied Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $74,297 80
Chemistry 5 20% / 80% 0% $62,753 61
Mathematics $61,823 59
Biology 2 +4 50% / 50% 0% $56,509 45
Environmental Studies 6 17% / 83% 0% $46,443 17 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $66,634 69
Exercise Science 25 56% / 44% 0% $50,633 28 96%
International Public Health $56,801 46
Nursing 15 27% / 73% 0% $73,636 80
Pre-Medicine 12 17% / 83% 8% $63,428 63 90%
Accounting 6 +5 50% / 50% 0% $73,011 79 100%
Business Administration 16 69% / 31% 0% $59,441 53 100%
Finance 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $62,067 60 100%
Management Science $64,409 65
Marketing 7 +1 57% / 43% 0% $62,641 61 100%
Selling Skills and Sales Operations +3 $63,702 63
Sports Management 11 +1 100% / 0% 0% $50,633 28 96%
Communication 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,914 23
Criminology 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $53,056 35
English 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $47,187 19
History 4 75% / 25% 0% $49,809 26
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $50,127 26
Political Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,201 44
Psychology 7 57% / 43% 0% $49,131 24
Religious Studies 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $49,429 25
Social Work 7 14% / 86% 0% $50,943 29
Sociology 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $49,554 25
Transpersonal/Spiritual Psychology 4 +2 0% / 100% 0% $50,188 27
Education 8 +2 38% / 62% 0% $61,517 59
Elementary Education 9 22% / 78% 0% $65,378 66 100%
English Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $63,252 62
Physical Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $63,366 62
Social Studies Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $63,553 63
Art 3 67% / 33% 0% $39,575 6
Digital Arts 2 0% / 100% 0% $43,560 11
Digital Media 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,255 30
Music 5 60% / 40% 0% $39,895 7