Manhattan Christian College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Manhattan Christian College

Manhattan Christian College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Manhattan, Kansas (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 146 students of which 154 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Manhattan Christian College is categorized as “24” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 100.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,020 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,213, with published in-state tuition of $19,126 and a Pell grant recipient share of 46.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 49.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.7%. Graduates earn a median of $48,860 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,023 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 19900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 59.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.