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Private nonprofit · 4-year

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-85,208 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

21.9 yrs
Break-even
-54%
10-year ROI
$52,162
Median earnings as of 2024
68% of Marymount Manhattan College students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$36,861
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$52,162
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$23,421
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$25,750
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
49%
Graduation rate as of 2024
68%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
64%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
70%
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-85,208
After 10 years
$-13,588
After 20 years
$58,032
After 30 years
$129,652
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$50,729
Men
$38,349

24% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$46,966
From higher-income families
$49,808

6% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$49,633
Independent students
$45,654

8% gap between the two groups

23%
First-generation students
71%
Take federal student loans
83%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 42%Hispanic 18%Asian 2%Black 9%Other 28%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$30,722
$30k–$48k$30,626
$48k–$75k$32,459
$75k–$110k$34,872
$110k+$42,217

How Marymount Manhattan College compares

This college against the New York and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Marymount Manhattan College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Marymount Manhattan College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's$63,333$24,500+122%Strong return
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's$56,001$25,000+33%Break-even
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's$52,162-3%Poor return
DanceAssociate's$35,998$26,595-208%Poor return
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate's$32,284$27,000-252%Poor return

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ROI at Marymount Manhattan College

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Admissions & profile

83%
Admission rate
1,214
Average SAT
25
Median ACT
1,577
Undergraduates

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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