Marymount Manhattan College acceptance rate & admissions

Marymount Manhattan College admits 83% of applicants, most. For Fall 2023, 6,419 of 8,138 applicants were admitted and 509 enrolled. The school considers SAT or ACT scores but does not require them (test-optional). The middle half of Fall 2024 enrolled first-year students scored 1105–1323 on the SAT or 24–27 on the ACT.

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Acceptance rate
83%

More selective than 29% of New York colleges we cover. U.S. median 77%.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

Test scores
Considered, not required

17% of enrolled first-years sent SAT scores, 7% sent ACT scores.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Admitted students who enroll
8%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose MMC over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied8,138
Admitted6,419
Enrolled509

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class (first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates). Newer counts arrive with the next IPEDS release.

MMC SAT and ACT scores

Scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted them, Fall 2024. A quarter scored below the 25th percentile and a quarter above the 75th. If your score is above the 75th, MMC is likely within reach on scores alone; below the 25th, it is a reach.

Test25th percentile75th percentile
SAT reading & writing585673
SAT math520650
ACT composite2427
SAT total (approx.)11051323

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class (reported to IPEDS). SAT total adds the two section scores, an approximation.

MMC admissions year over year

Entering classAcceptanceSAT readingSAT mathACTSource
Fall 202483%585–673520–65024–27College Scorecard
Fall 202379%580–670520–63025–29IPEDS

Score ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles. Each year is kept as published; we add a year with every federal release.

How selective is MMC compared with other New York colleges?

MMC has the 100th-lowest acceptance rate of 140 New York colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAcceptanceGraduationAvg. net price
96SUNY Polytechnic Institute81%55%$14,164
97D'Youville University81%67%$20,433
98St Bonaventure University82%67%$27,074
99Molloy University82%70%$24,347
100Marymount Manhattan College83%49%$36,861
101Le Moyne College83%73%$22,277
102St. John's University-New York83%66%$29,999
103SUNY Old Westbury84%45%$11,282
104SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill84%42%$18,701

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class. All New York colleges →

Who enrolls at MMC

First-year students who return for year two70%
First-year students from New York28%
Pell Grant recipients28%
First-generation students23%
Women / men83% / 17%
International students3%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

MMC admissions questions

What is the MMC acceptance rate?

Marymount Manhattan College accepts 83% of applicants, most. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 6,419 of 8,138 applicants were admitted.

Does MMC require the SAT or ACT?

Marymount Manhattan College considers SAT or ACT scores but does not require them (test-optional), according to its federal admissions report for Fall 2023. 17% of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores and 7% submitted ACT scores.

What SAT score do you need for MMC?

The middle 50% of Marymount Manhattan College enrolled first-year students scored 1105–1323 on the SAT and 24–27 on the ACT. A score above the upper number puts you in the top quarter of enrolled students; below the lower number puts you in the bottom quarter.

How many admitted students enroll at MMC?

8% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (509 of 6,419).

Is MMC getting harder to get into?

Marymount Manhattan College accepted 83% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 79% for Fall 2023.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS Admissions; years shown with each figure. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Back to Marymount Manhattan College overview