Current as of the Fall 2021 Census Enrollment Report October 1, 2021
* Represents Retention Rates by individual semester/year from matriculation

• First-time full-time freshmen fall-to-fall retention rates at Manhattan University have been over 80% since 2009.

Retention Rates for First and Second Year

Graduation Rates for Fourth and Fifth Year

First Year to Second Year Retention line graph for fall semesters.

• The graph below depicts the one year retention rates for each of the first-year cohorts from 2012 to 2020.
  

Our Office of Career Pathways produces an annual report assessing career outcomes for each graduating class. Highlights of the report for the most recent class include:

• 86% of graduates are employed full time or enrolled in graduate school within nine months of graduation
• 84% reported that their employment is related to their field of study
• The median base salary is $60,064
• Top employers include Apple, Con Edison, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, and BAE Systems

We encourage all students to pursue experiential opportunities during their time at Manhattan University. Some highlight programs include:

• The new Women Inspiring Successful Enterprise (W.I.S.E.) program places women in funded internships to develop female emerging leaders and empower them to advance professionally. 
• The Summer Research Scholars Programs offer students the opportunity to do a student-faculty research project and to live on-campus for the summer. 

In addition, we track self-report data from each graduating class on the number of career-related experience. For the graduating class of 2020,

• 80% participated in at least one internship, paid or unpaid.
• 24% reported having a research experience with a faculty member.

We offer a variety of opportunities for students to gain international experiences and develop global awareness and an understanding of the world. 

Study Abroad

• The Office of Study Abroad offers a variety of opportunities, including study away in other U.S. locations. Many of our core programs are faculty-led and draw a diverse group of students.
• Highlight programs include a Lasallian consortium project in Rome, which started in Spring 2018.  
• Over 200 students study abroad or study away each year in faculty-led and other programs.

L.O.V.E.

• The Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Experiences (LOVE) are service trips that offer students the chance to live and work in solidarity with the poor, experience an unfamiliar culture, learn about issues of social justice and engage in hands-on service. 

Arhces

The Arches is a learning and living experience that provides an enriching introduction to university life for Manhattan University freshmen.  Arches students live in a community in Lee Hall and take one class together each semester of their freshman year that incorporates cultural excursions and service projects in New York City. Many former Arches students say the friendships they made through the program last well beyond graduation.

• There have been anywhere from 150-175 new students participating in Arches for the last three years.