I visited Manhattan College, a co-ed Catholic College in the
Riverdale section of the Bronx with about 3500 undergraduate students.
Campus: Manhattan College has a campus of 22 acres, near Van
Cortlandt Park (1146 acres) and near the last stop on the 1 Subway, which goes
into Manhattan. The campus is spread out
over several blocks. There are brick buildings
arranged in a square around a grassy quad and a relatively new student union
building which opened in 2014 across the street from the quad. Leaving from the back door of the student
union, students pass a sports field on the left and then come to two buildings
on the right which include the engineering classrooms. The campus has steps and hills.
Academics: The most popular majors are Engineering (31%), Business
(22%), Communications/Journalism (11%), Education (11%), Psychology (7%) and
Biology (5%). Classes are small with
only 0.1% of classes having more than 50 students. The library is open
24/7. Internships and study abroad are
available. Three religion classes are
required of all students, but they do not have to be about Catholicism.
Student body: Most students
come from NY, NJ and CT and they appear to be racially diverse.
Housing and Dining: Freshman housing includes traditional
style and suite style buildings. There
are freshman living and learning communities in the suite style building. Students in the living and learning community
take three classes with the people they live with, as well as having
opportunities for social activities and community service together. There are also apartments for upper
classmen. Housing is guaranteed all 4
years. There are several dining opportunities including an all you can eat
dining hall and a Starbucks. The all you
can eat dining hall had a separate frig and counter space for gluten free
students, as well as a vegetarian/vegan station.
Athletics: There are 19 Division I Sports. There is a large indoor track around the
basketball courts. There is a large
outdoor sports field. The swim team and
the baseball team practice off-campus.
Applying: Manhattan College accepts the Common Application.
67% of their applicants were accepted to the college. The mid-50% SAT scores
(old SAT) were CR: 490-580, MA: 500-610, and WR: 480-590.
