As Manhattanville’s President, Frank D. Sánchez, Ph.D., begins his second academic year at the university in Purchase, New York, the school is seeing its third year of consecutive new undergraduate student growth, a first since 2006 through 2008, with a 9% enrollment increase. The university is also reporting year-over-year institutional growth of 9% for all undergraduate student populations and a 52% increase in first-year student enrollment since 2021.
The school recently launched an advertising campaign to amplify its new university status. New academic programs have contributed to the growth in both undergraduate and graduate programs with new student increases in graduate enrollment year-over-year in Manhattanville’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Education, and Master’s in Fine Arts Creative Writing degree. “This growth is attributed to our innovative faculty, caring staff and forward-thinking community,” said Sánchez. “You can feel the excitement at Manhattanville as we begin this school year. We have been working hard to retool our courses and modernize our liberal arts offerings, while doubling down on quality and return on investment. We know that today’s graduates need analytical, data and technical skills as well as critical thinking and hands-on learning experiences. I’m proud to say that today, 100% of Manhattanville graduates will walk across the stage at commencement with a significant experiential learning opportunity under their belt.
More students are pursuing teaching careers at Manhattanville’s School of Education in part because they could be eligible for up to $4,000 a year in tuition assistance under the Department of Education’s Federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) program. Manhattanville was designated as a participating school in July.
The School of Nursing and Health Sciences is a draw for students looking for careers in the health field. The school, which opened in 2020, continues to grow by leaps and bounds due to a national demand for nurses, new offerings, and the school’s investment in new learning labs and the latest technology.
Manhattanville University (formerly Manhattanville College) is a private liberal arts institution dedicated to academic excellence, purposeful education and social responsibility. For three years in a row, “U.S. News and World Report” has ranked Manhattanville the number one private, nonprofit institution in New York among Top Performers of Social Mobility in Regional Universities North.
