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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Church of the Brethren
Location North Manchester, IN
Population 90,000
Website https://www.manchester.edu/
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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 72.2%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2012 Men: 48.0% 48.0% 2013 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2014 Men: 49.2% 49.2% 2015 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2016 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2017 Men: 50.8% 50.8% 2018 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2019 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2020 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2021 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2022 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2023 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2024 Men: 54.3% 54.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2012 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2014 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2015 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2016 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2017 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2019 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2020 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2022 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2023 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2024 Black: 12.3% 12.3% 2011 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2012 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2016 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2017 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2019 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2020 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2021 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2022 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2024 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2011 White: 88.1% 88.1% 2012 White: 86.8% 86.8% 2013 White: 87.7% 87.7% 2014 White: 87.4% 87.4% 2015 White: 89.9% 89.9% 2016 White: 86.2% 86.2% 2017 White: 87.1% 87.1% 2018 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2019 White: 79.5% 79.5% 2020 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2021 White: 77.0% 77.0% 2022 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2023 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2024 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2011 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2012 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2014 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 2.5% 2.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2021 Black: 12.3% 12.3% 2022 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2023 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2024 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2025 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2020 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2021 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2022 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2023 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2024 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2025 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2020 White: 70.6% 70.6% 2021 White: 68.4% 68.4% 2022 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2023 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2024 White: 55.8% 55.8% 2025 White: 52.7% 52.7% 2020 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 International: 0.4% 0.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Manchester University 208 48% / 52% 0% $61,476 56 97%
General Engineering — — — — $85,139 88 —
Computer Science 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $78,284 83 —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $72,896 77 —
Chemistry 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $64,329 63 —
Mathematics — — — — $65,564 65 —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Biology 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,350 48 —
Environmental Studies 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $48,989 21 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $75,889 81 —
Exercise Science 22 +1 59% / 41% 0% $53,781 34 96%
International Public Health — — — — $62,018 58 —
Nursing 21 — 19% / 81% 0% $81,853 86 —
Pre-Medicine 15 +1 27% / 73% 0% $67,254 69 90%
Accounting 9 — 100% / 0% 0% $77,901 83 100%
Business Administration 21 +1 76% / 24% 5% $63,422 61 100%
Finance 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,224 67 100%
Management Science — — — — $67,336 69 —
Marketing 10 +1 70% / 30% 0% $66,836 68 100%
Selling Skills and Sales Operations 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $67,924 70 —
Sports Management 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $53,781 34 96%
Communication — — — — $51,293 27 —
Demography and Population Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
English 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $46,303 15 —
History 4 +2 100% / 0% 0% $52,591 31 —
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,627 31 —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Philosophy 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Political Science 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $59,176 50 —
Psychology 11 +1 27% / 73% 0% $50,912 26 —
Religious Studies — — — — $52,754 31 —
Social Work 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,259 30 —
Sociology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,133 32 —
Transpersonal/Spiritual Psychology — +1 — — $53,743 34 —
Education 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $58,773 49 —
Elementary Education 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $70,441 74 100%
English Education — — — — $64,935 64 —
Physical Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $65,683 66 —
Social Studies Education — — — — $65,856 66 —
Art 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,440 7 —
Art Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Digital Arts 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $40,670 7 —
Digital Media — — — — $53,796 34 —
Music 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,041 7 —
Music Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Criminology 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $54,483 37 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,472
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 51.4% 51.4% 2012 Graduated: 57.2% 57.2% 2013 Graduated: 48.7% 48.7% 2014 Graduated: 54.8% 54.8% 2015 Graduated: 53.8% 53.8% 2016 Graduated: 57.0% 57.0% 2017 Graduated: 55.0% 55.0% 2018 Graduated: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 Graduated: 54.6% 54.6% 2020 Graduated: 55.7% 55.7% 2021 Graduated: 55.4% 55.4% 2022 Graduated: 48.1% 48.1% 2023 Graduated: 44.8% 44.8% 2024 Graduated: 46.1% 46.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2012 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2013 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2014 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2015 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Men: 52.7% 52.7% 2017 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2018 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2020 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2021 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2022 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2023 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2024 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2011 Women: 61.8% 61.8% 2012 Women: 61.3% 61.3% 2013 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2014 Women: 60.4% 60.4% 2015 Women: 57.6% 57.6% 2016 Women: 60.8% 60.8% 2017 Women: 60.8% 60.8% 2018 Women: 61.7% 61.7% 2019 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2020 Women: 57.3% 57.3% 2021 Women: 59.5% 59.5% 2022 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Women: 48.5% 48.5% 2024 Women: 46.5% 46.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2014 Black: 35.0% 35.0% 2015 Black: 45.5% 45.5% 2016 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2017 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2018 Black: 42.1% 42.1% 2019 Black: 45.0% 45.0% 2020 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 Black: 41.9% 41.9% 2022 Black: 30.6% 30.6% 2023 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2024 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2014 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7% 2015 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2016 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2017 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8% 2018 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1% 2019 Hispanic: 45.8% 45.8% 2020 Hispanic: 48.0% 48.0% 2021 Hispanic: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2023 Hispanic: 24.4% 24.4% 2024 Hispanic: 43.2% 43.2% 2011 White: 52.1% 52.1% 2012 White: 58.5% 58.5% 2013 White: 49.5% 49.5% 2014 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2015 White: 52.7% 52.7% 2016 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2017 White: 58.2% 58.2% 2018 White: 57.0% 57.0% 2019 White: 55.7% 55.7% 2020 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2021 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2022 White: 51.2% 51.2% 2023 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2024 White: 50.2% 50.2% 2011 International: 87.5% 87.5% 2012 International: 55.6% 55.6% 2013 International: 63.6% 63.6% 2014 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2015 International: 87.5% 87.5% 2016 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 International: 87.5% 87.5% 2020 International: 77.8% 77.8% 2021 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2022 International: 65.0% 65.0% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 70.0% 70.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 28.4% 59 36% / 64% 0% $67,573 69 94%
Business & Economics 25.5% 53 81% / 19% 2% $65,131 64 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.8% 35 31% / 69% 0% $51,947 29 —
Arts 8.2% 17 47% / 53% 0% $40,631 7 —
Education 6.7% 14 29% / 71% 0% $66,767 68 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 7 43% / 57% 0% $65,757 66 —
Professional 3.4% 7 43% / 57% 0% $54,483 37 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 6 33% / 67% 0% $48,989 21 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 6 0% / 100% 0% $58,350 48 —
Computer Science 1.9% 4 100% / 0% 0% $78,284 83 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #597 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 #644 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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3% 2012 Acceptance: 64.9% 64.9% 2013 Acceptance: 71.2% 71.2% 2014 Acceptance: 74.3% 74.3% 2015 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6% 2016 Acceptance: 70.5% 70.5% 2017 Acceptance: 60.6% 60.6% 2018 Acceptance: 59.3% 59.3% 2019 Acceptance: 56.1% 56.1% 2020 Acceptance: 70.4% 70.4% 2021 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2022 Acceptance: 66.4% 66.4% 2023 Acceptance: 91.3% 91.3% 2024 Acceptance: 71.1% 71.1% 2011 Yield: 18.2% 18.2% 2012 Yield: 15.9% 15.9% 2013 Yield: 23.0% 23.0% 2014 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2015 Yield: 19.0% 19.0% 2016 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2017 Yield: 15.1% 15.1% 2018 Yield: 16.2% 16.2% 2019 Yield: 12.6% 12.6% 2020 Yield: 12.4% 12.4% 2021 Yield: 13.3% 13.3% 2022 Yield: 13.5% 13.5% 2023 Yield: 12.8% 12.8% 2024 Yield: 14.7% 14.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 3,473 3,473 2012 Applicants: 3,622 3,622 2013 Applicants: 2,195 2,195 2014 Applicants: 2,551 2,551 2015 Applicants: 2,949 2,949 2016 Applicants: 2,431 2,431 2017 Applicants: 4,346 4,346 2018 Applicants: 4,253 4,253 2019 Applicants: 4,707 4,707 2020 Applicants: 4,001 4,001 2021 Applicants: 3,035 3,035 2022 Applicants: 2,871 2,871 2023 Applicants: 2,470 2,470 2024 Applicants: 3,262 3,262 2011 Admitted: 2,234 2,234 2012 Admitted: 2,350 2,350 2013 Admitted: 1,562 1,562 2014 Admitted: 1,895 1,895 2015 Admitted: 2,083 2,083 2016 Admitted: 1,715 1,715 2017 Admitted: 2,633 2,633 2018 Admitted: 2,523 2,523 2019 Admitted: 2,639 2,639 2020 Admitted: 2,816 2,816 2021 Admitted: 2,309 2,309 2022 Admitted: 1,906 1,906 2023 Admitted: 2,255 2,255 2024 Admitted: 2,318 2,318 2011 Enrolled: 407 407 2012 Enrolled: 373 373 2013 Enrolled: 359 359 2014 Enrolled: 431 431 2015 Enrolled: 396 396 2016 Enrolled: 390 390 2017 Enrolled: 398 398 2018 Enrolled: 408 408 2019 Enrolled: 332 332 2020 Enrolled: 350 350 2021 Enrolled: 307 307 2022 Enrolled: 257 257 2023 Enrolled: 288 288 2024 Enrolled: 341 341

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 880 880 2012 25th: 880 880 2013 25th: 890 890 2014 25th: 890 890 2015 25th: 870 870 2016 25th: 865 865 2011 75th: 1120 1120 2012 75th: 1110 1110 2013 75th: 1130 1130 2014 75th: 1100 1100 2015 75th: 1118 1118 2016 75th: 1090 1090

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 435 435 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 568 568 2016 75th: 550 550

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 540 540

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.