Manhattan College is an independent Catholic college that overlooks Van Cortlandt Park in Riverdale. Established in 1853, the school is founded upon excellence in teaching, respect for individual dignity, and commitment to social justice, a tradition the school credits to John Baptist de La Salle, the innovator of modern pedagogy. The school aims to give students a contemporary, personal educational experience. High academic standards, reflection on faith, values, and ethics, and lifelong career preparation are things the schools maintains are staples in its philosophy. Combining a broad range of academic courses of study, from arts and sciences to business and engineering, with a vibrant, nurturing campus community is Manhattan College's method for achieving this philosophy.

Manhattan College also offers cooperative programs with other institutions, professional studies programs, and a boundless catalogue of opportunity for its students. And with the amazing environment of a New York education, the student at Manhattan College continuously has a world of learning, social, and cultural experiences at his or her fingertips. With a student body that balanced between commuters and residents, the Manhattan College environment is filled with diversity - just like the city of New York. The college has countless opportunities to help connect its students to one another and to the global marketplace and cultural epicenter that is the Big Apple.