Manchester University

Basic Information

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

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 929
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 85%
From Region 5%
Athletes 374 (40.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Hispanic 8%
Black 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Manchester University 208 48% 62% 0% 6% 10% 0% $63,724 22 -0.33 52 98%
General Engineering — — — — — — — — $94,416 38 -0.31 91 — — — — —
Computer Science 4 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $80,768 5 -1.29 81 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,095 4 -1.16 70 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,517 42 -0.20 65 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $69,838 32 -0.59 66 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,785 15 -0.85 69 — — — — —
Biology 6 — 0% 33% 0% 17% 33% 0% $68,683 62 +0.26 64 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $55,497 33 -0.40 30 95% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,011 30 -0.42 71 — — — — —
Exercise Science 22 +1 59% 50% 0% 5% 14% 0% $52,943 14 -1.03 24 98% — — — —
International Public Health — — — — — — — — $65,746 56 +0.06 57 — — — — —
Nursing 21 — 19% 71% 0% 5% 14% 0% $87,171 32 -0.50 86 — — — — —
Pre-Medicine 15 +1 27% 67% 0% 0% 20% 0% $72,106 67 +0.25 70 97% — — — —
Accounting 9 — 100% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,288 37 -0.37 81 96% — — — —
Business Administration 21 +1 76% 62% 0% 10% 5% 5% $65,344 24 -0.64 57 97% — — — —
Finance 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,222 3 -1.13 59 100% — — — —
Management Science — — — — — — — — $69,047 35 -0.45 64 — — — — —
Marketing 10 +1 70% 30% 0% 20% 10% 0% $68,149 20 -0.73 63 97% — — — —
Selling Skills and Sales Operations 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,805 27 -0.60 66 — — — — —
Sports Management 9 — 78% 78% 0% 22% 0% 0% $52,943 19 -0.88 24 98% — — — —
English 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $55,628 69 +0.39 31 — — — — —
History 4 +2 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,679 52 -0.12 31 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,044 29 -0.63 24 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $55,358 78 +0.56 30 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $53,741 21 -0.76 26 — — — — —
Demography and Population Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,718 48 -0.20 28 — — — — —
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,472 19 -0.75 28 — — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,241 21 -0.60 46 — — — — —
Political Science 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,023 22 -0.75 48 — — — — —
Psychology 11 +1 27% 64% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,293 36 -0.42 22 100% — — — —
Social Work 7 — 0% 43% 0% 14% 0% 0% $54,770 58 +0.18 28 — — — — —
Sociology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,627 47 -0.20 28 — — — — —
Transpersonal/Spiritual Psychology — +1 — — — — — — $53,156 42 -0.29 24 — — — — —
Education 4 — 75% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $45,972 11 -1.07 10 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 0% 56% 0% 0% 22% 0% $70,440 98 +2.70 67 100% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $59,509 75 +0.57 41 — — — — —
Physical Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,801 63 +0.26 42 — — — — —
Social Studies Education — — — — — — — — $59,730 79 +0.70 42 — — — — —
Art 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,409 35 -0.37 7 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,912 92 +1.19 37 — — — — —
Digital Arts 9 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,241 21 -0.64 10 — — — — —
Digital Media — — — — — — — — $57,047 64 +0.09 35 — — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,394 37 -0.36 7 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,809 96 +1.30 40 — — — — —
Criminology 7 — 43% 43% 0% 14% 14% 0% $58,569 46 -0.18 39 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,472
ROI Percentile 52th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 28.4% 59 36% 63% 0% 3% 15% 0% $70,338 21 -0.51 67 98% —
Business & Economics 25.5% 53 81% 62% 0% 11% 4% 2% $66,609 17 -0.68 59 97% —
Social Sciences 12.0% 25 20% 56% 0% 4% 4% 0% $54,790 34 -0.30 28 100% —
Arts 8.2% 17 47% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,572 29 -0.22 12 — —
Education 6.7% 14 29% 50% 0% 7% 21% 0% $62,689 89 +1.45 50 100% —
Humanities 4.8% 10 60% 70% 0% 10% 0% 0% $54,873 50 -0.12 29 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 7 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,209 26 -0.43 66 — —
Professional 3.4% 7 43% 43% 0% 14% 14% 0% $58,569 22 -0.18 39 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 6 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $55,497 30 -0.40 30 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 6 0% 33% 0% 17% 33% 0% $68,683 54 +0.26 64 — —
Computer Science 1.9% 4 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $80,768 7 -1.29 81 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #596 0% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.0M #643 0% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 80 $455K $436K $19K
Baseball 68 $184K $168K $15K
Track & Field (indoor) 60 $66K $64K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 60 $70K $67K $3K
Soccer 41 $135K $129K $6K
Wrestling 40 $182K $151K $31K
Basketball 23 $189K $178K $11K
Cross Country 22 $67K $56K $11K
Swimming & Diving 18 $88K $87K $1K
Tennis 13 $21K $18K $3K
Total 240 $1.5M $1.4M $105K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $58K $56K $2K
Track & Field (indoor) 35 $51K $50K $1K
Softball 34 $146K $139K $6K
Soccer 25 $107K $105K $2K
Volleyball 25 $150K $140K $9K
Wrestling 24 $158K $134K $23K
Basketball 17 $159K $150K $9K
Tennis 12 $18K $18K $677
Swimming & Diving 11 $71K $70K $997
Cross Country 10 $48K $43K $5K
Golf 7 $45K $44K $1K
Total 134 $1.0M $953K $63K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 101 $129K $123K $5K
Track & Field (indoor) 95 $118K $115K $2K
Football 80 $455K $436K $19K
Baseball 68 $184K $168K $15K
Soccer 66 $243K $234K $9K
Wrestling 64 $340K $285K $55K
Basketball 40 $349K $328K $20K
Softball 34 $146K $139K $6K
Cross Country 32 $115K $99K $16K
Swimming & Diving 29 $160K $158K $2K
Tennis 25 $40K $36K $3K
Volleyball 25 $150K $140K $9K
Golf 7 $45K $44K $1K
Total 374 $3.1M $2.9M $193K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional