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Manhattanville College

Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY 10577

Official telephone: (914) 694-2200
Toll-free telephone: (800) 32-VILLE
Fax number: (914) 694-2386
Website: www.mville.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in June, September, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: management, psychology, art
Majors with the lowest enrollment: American studies, art history, philosophy
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 76%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 128 men, 168 women
Full-time faculty: 50 men, 52 women
Part-time faculty: 78 men, 116 women
Graduation rate: 61% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in most majors and in African studies, environmental studies, communications, Irish studies, Italian, Latin American studies, Holocaust and Genocide studies, social justice, and women's studies.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: 0
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), UN Semester, Semester in NYC
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange program with Mills Coll.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, the Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • American Studies
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Asian Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Classics
  • Computer Science
  • Dance/Theatre
  • Economics
  • English
  • French
  • History
  • International Studies
  • Management
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Romance Languages
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • World Religions

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • placement for international baccalaureate