Manhattan Christian College
Private College in Manhattan, KS. Six-year graduation rate 46%. Median 10-year earnings $48,860.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $48,860 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 46%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $24,250 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 100% of applicants are accepted. The applicant pool is small at 55, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 67% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through. The score bands below cover the middle 50% of the enrolled students who submitted a score — not the whole class, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | 2 (5%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 18–24 | 31 (91%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 46%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 77% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 138 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $24,213 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $23,218 at $0–30k, $24,466 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 93% of students receive it, averaging $9,347. Borrowing is widespread: 58% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 32 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $23,218 |
| $30–48k | $19,496 |
| $48–75k | $24,125 |
| $75–110k | $26,489 |
| $110k+ | $24,466 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 80 of these 138 students, totalling $526,816 — an average of $6,585 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Riley County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Statement Late or Missing); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)