Study at Manhattanville College
Manhattanville
College is located in Purchase, New York, United States. It was established in
the year 1841 and known as the Academy of the Sacred Heart, an all girls
Catholic boarding school. The college offers degrees and certificate programs in
various Course Topics including communication studies, education, environmental
studies, mathematics and computer science, and museum studies.
The men s
sports teams of Manhattanville college compete in basketball, baseball, hockey,
cross country, golf, track and field, soccer, tennis, and lacrosse. The women s
sports teams participate in lacrosse, track and field, softball, soccer, cross
country, basketball, field hockey, volleyball, tennis, and hockey. The college
also has a wide variety of student clubs and organizations including the
Animation Club, Christian Fellowship Club, Latin American Student Organization,
Right World View, World Soccer Club, and Minds in Motion.
Profile of Manhattanville College
Manhattanville
is in Purchase, NY. Purchase is a large suburb. The school is a private,
not-for-profit institution. Manhattanville issues awards (degrees) up to the
level of Master s degree.
Course Topics
The school tries to provide
students with lots of choices, and does not tend to focus on only a few programs
of study. Fields of study in vogue at Manhattanville include fine arts and
education and teaching.
Manhattanville Selectivity
Not all
applicants to the school are accepted. Just 50% of applicants in 2007 were
accepted at Manhattanville. The top quarter of students at the school scored at
least 610 on the verbal SAT test. Students' math SAT scores were most often in
the range 490 to 610 in 2007. People seek out Manhattanville, and many students
are from other states.
Faculty
The most successful professors at
the school are given tenure, encouraging them to stay with the school for a long
time.
Student enrolment
Approximately 3,023 students study at
Manhattanville (in 2007).
Student Life
Very few students at the
school attend part-time. Manhattanville makes housing available to a large share
of its students. Students at the school can take advantage of the school s meal
plans. Students participate in Skyline Conference athletics.
Manhattanville Programs and Degrees | General Category | Degrees | Most Common Majors | |
Education and Teaching | 292 | special ed, elementary school
teaching, social studies teaching, English teaching, foreign language
teaching, physical education teaching, early childhood education, art
education,
... | | Business and Management | 131 |
business management, finance, human resources, business administration,
business communications | | Liberal Arts | 120 |
history courses, political science, English, sociology, creative
writing, American studies, liberal arts and sciences, general studies,
... | | Therapy and Counseling | 62 |
psychology, behavioral sciences | | Media | 24 |
communication studies, communication and journalism | |
Fine Arts | 24 | fine arts studies, art history and
criticism | | Music | 11 | music | |
Drama and Performing Arts | 11 | dance | |
Mathematics | 8 | mathematics | | Science |
8 | biology, biochemistry, chemistry | | Computer
Science and Engineering | 4 | computer and info science | |
Art Studies | 3 | art studies, visual and performing arts | |
Religion and Philosophy | 3 | religion, philosophy |
Contact: Manhattanville
Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase St
Purchase, NY 10577
General Phone: (914) 694-2200
http: //www.manhattanville.edu
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