Manhattan College: Courses, Admission, Cost

In 1953, five Christian brothers of the De La Salle founded the Academy of the Holy Infancy. In 1863, after receiving the State Charter, the name was changed to Manhattan College. In 1922, the college was shifted to its present location- The Bronx in New York. The campus of Manhattan College is quite compact. The campus has 2 parts- the North Campus and the South Campus. The main academic halls on the North Campus are De La Salle Hall and Miguel Hall. Miguel mainly houses the Arts Department and the De La Salle Hall houses the Business School. It also has the Smith Auditorium and a chapel. The South Campus has the Leo Engineering Building, and the Research and Learning Center.

The majors and minors offered in Business are Accounting, Business Analytics, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Global Business Studies, Japanese, Management, Marketing, and Organizational Leadership. Majors and minors offered in Education are Adolescent Education, Childhood Education, Special Education, Physical Education, and Public Health. Majors and Minors offered in Engineering are Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Majors and minors offered in Health and Medicine are Allied Health, Healthcare Leadership, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Exercise Science, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Physical Education, Pre-Health, Psychology, Public Health, and Radiation Therapy Technology.

Majors and minors offered in Liberal Arts are Arabic, Art History, Catholic Studies, Chinese, Communication, Cultural Anthropology, English, Ethics, History, International Studies, Labor Studies, Music, Philosophy, Peace and Justice Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Sound Studies, Theatre, Urban Studies, and Women and Gender Studies. Majors and minors offered in Media, Art, and Communication are Digital Media Art, English, Film Studies, French, Marketing, Sound Studies, and Music. Majors and minors offered in Science are Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology.

The notable alumni of Manhattan College include author James Patterson, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, police officer Raymond Kelly, Bridgewater Associates CEO Eileen Murray, poet Paul Mariani, singer Dennis Day, actor Barnard Hughes, American Express CEO Stephen Squeri, actress Alexandra Chando, lawyer Thomas Francis Smith, engineer Henry Petroski, author L. Jay Oliva, actor Mike Mazurki, actor Frank Campanella, orchestra leader Hugo Montenegro, mathematician James Cooley, fiction writer Al Sarrantonio, author William Edmund Barrett, US Representative James J. Walsh, basketball player Junius Kellogg, physician George Sheehan, US Air Force General Arthur Lichte, novelist Robert Shea, radio personality Jerry Girard, computer scientist Peter J. Dennig, Stanford University professor Michael Flynn, actor Desmond Harrington, actor Lawrence Tierney, and football player Vincent DePaul Draddy.