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Welcome to the Best of All Worlds

Reid Castle is the centerpiece of the Manhattanville College campus.

Manhattanville’s doors are wide open to students from all nations who seek a high-quality liberal arts education. Our campus community is enriched by the diverse cultural experiences, traditions, and points of view of our international students and faculty.

Jenny Yunjin Cho, Linyi, Shandong, China, graduated in May 2007.

Futaba recently graduated from Manhattanville College and is now on her way to a career in the music business. She credits the excellent music management program at the College for inspiring her.

“I love writing about music. I want to work in the music business with cutting edge, underground, independent artists and labels.”

Manhattanville College is an independent, liberal arts institution located on 100 beautiful acres in Purchase, New York, just 30 minutes from New York City. The college has 1,600 full-time undergraduates from 76 nations and 40 states. Meet a few of our international students…

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Futaba Mizuno ’07

TOKYO, JAPAN

Dheepak Chandramouli ’09JAKARTA, INDONESIA

A management major with a concentration in marketing, Dheepak traveled half-way around the world to come to Manhattanville. A board member of the International Student Organization and a winner of the Community Service Scholarship, he also plays a fierce game of intramural soccer.

“There’s a lot of opportunity out there, but you need the perfect start. Manhattanville gives you the perfect head start.”

Ebi lived in Tirana, the capital of Albania, until she was 16 and now resides in Beijing, China. She’s passionate about politics, majors in International Studies, and minors in Political Science.In addition to Albanian and English, Ebi speaks Italian, Spanish, Chinese… and a little Portuguese! No wonder she’s working at the United Nations this summer.

“It’s a place of comfort, opportunities to explore… a place where every single individual can be themselves… someone who matters.”

Ebi Spahiu ’10

TIRANA, ALBANIA

Jens Van Poucke ’10

MALDEGEM, BELGIUM

“The world leaders can really learn something from the Manhattanville community… how people of so many different nationalities, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds can live together in peace.”

A goalie on our nationally ranked Manhattanville Valiants Men’s Hockey Team, Jens has played hockey virtually around the world.

“Everybody’s really close here. I can count on people. I’ve got friends from New York, New Zealand, California, Puerto Rico…”Outgoing, energetic, and positive, Stephanie always brings a spark to everything she does, from her love of dance to her entrepreneurial efforts. For a business manage-ment course, she helped create the “Manhattanville Card,” a cooperative program enabling students to receive discounts from local businesses. All profits were donated to worthy causes.

Stephanie Kraeher ’09

SAN SALVADOR,

EL SALVADOR

Roberto has been accepted at the Washington Semester Program in cooperation with Manhattanville. He will spend a semester interning at a prominent political organization and will also do community service in Mexico through our Duchesne Center. n A past vice-president of the International Student Organization, Gabriel is spending his junior year at the London School of Economics through a cooperative program with Manhattanville. He is one of three international students on our Valiants Tennis Team.

“During my freshman year I told my brother how impressed I was by Manhattanville. Now he’s a student here, too!”

GabrielMallen ’09

“It’s a place where I can explore my interests in math, economics, and sports.”

RobertoMallen ’08

SANTO DOMINGO,

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

“Manhattanville for me is like my second home. It welcomed me with its open arms. It is giving me a way to accomplish my dream.”

Since she was a child, Liya has wanted to be a singer and a physician; so of course she’s taking a double major in Pre-Med and Music. She maintains a 3.8 GPA and was First Runner Up in the English section of the Ethiopian Idols!

Liya Mohammed ’10

ADDIS ABABA,

ETHIOPIA

Admissions for International Students

International admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis. Requirements must be met by March 1 for the fall semester (September) and December 1 for the spring semester (January). While no federal or state financial aid is available to assist international students, Manhattanville offers some need-based aid, as well as attractive merit-based scholarships:

International applicants must submit financial documentation certifying the ability to afford college tuition and other expenses. All documents written in languages other than English must be accompanied by certified English translations. Manhattanville is certi-fied to issue I-20s to students who qualify for F-1 visa consideration. Applicants who speak or write English as a second language are required to score a minimum of 550 (paper-based)/213 (computer-based)/80 (internet-based) on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Students whose TOEFL scores have not yet met the requirements for undergraduate admission may be required to register for preparatory English courses at Manhattanville’s

Scholarships and AwardsBoard of Trustees Scholarship: $9,000 to $10,000

President’s Scholarship: $7,500

Chairman’s Award: $15,000

Dance & Theatre Scholarship: Amount depends on audition

Music Scholarship: Amount depends on audition

Art Scholarship: Amount depends on portfolio

Alumni Award: $2,0001

Sacred Heart: 50 percent of tuition2

Duchesne Center Scholarship for Community Service: $2,000

1 For sons and daughters of alumni 2 For graduates of Sacred Heart high schools

English Language Institute (ELI). English language training is also avail-able to students who wish to improve their English language proficiency for academic, professional, and social purposes.

Manhattanville’s Office of International Student Services

(O.I.S.S.) is a resource center for international students for all aspects of life at Manhattanville: academic, social, cultural, legal, and financial. Our advisors can help you adjust to college life and connect you to the many services and activities offered on and off campus. Some special programs and features include:

n International Student Orientationn International Bazaarn One-on-one advisingn E-mail newslettern Informative web site with special

links for international studentsn Workshops on internships and

postgraduate planning

Why Manhattanville?

n 30 minutes from NYCn Beautiful 100-acre campus n Personal attention from faculty

and staff n 84 percent of classes have fewer

than 20 studentsn 12:1 student-faculty ration 50 areas of study n Internships with more than

400 companiesn “Top-tier” by U.S. News and

World Reportn One of Kaplan’s “320 Most

Interesting Colleges” n One of Princeton Review’s

“Best 357” n On-campus housing in four

residence halls with Internet access in every room

n 50 student clubsn 18 NCAA Division III sports n 250 public-access computersn Access to international news

channels and newspapers n 76 countries, 40 states

represented

African Studies

American Studies

Art History

Art (Studio)

Asian Studies

Biochemistry

Biology

Chemistry

Classics

Communications

Computer Science

Creative Writing

Criminal Justice

Dance & Theatre

Dance Therapy

Economics

Education (+5-year M.A.T. program)

English

Environmental Studies

Finance

French

German

History

Holocaust Studies

Human Resource Mgmt.

International Mgmt.

International Studies

Irish Studies

Italian

Latin American Studies

Legal Studies

Management

Mathematics

Music

Music Management

Musical Theatre

Neuroscience

Philosophy

Physics

Political Science

Pre-Dental

Pre-Law

Pre-Med

Pre-Physical Therapy

Pre-Speech-Language

Pathology

Psychology

Romance Languages

Self-Designed Major

Social Justice

Sociology

Spanish

Theatre Education

Women’s Studies

World Religions

We Offer More Than 50 Areas of Study

Manhattanville College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual preference, race, color, creed, national origin, age, marital status, or disability. This policy applies to access to all activities and programs under the college’s sponsorship, as well as to application and selection for admission, employment, and all other personnel procedures within the college.

Manhattanville ’s Global Village

Manhattanville ’s Global Village

Wants You.

At Manhattanville, you will be connected to the world. Our proximity to New York City means access to internships, cultural events, sporting events, Broadway shows, museums, and much more. Every weekend we organize trips to the city. Our “Valiant Express” bus offers free round-trip transportation. You can study “abroad” in New York City or almost anywhere in the world. There are literally hundreds of options!

Come join us.

Come to the Best of All Worlds

Traveling to ManhattanvilleJFK International Airport and LaGuardia Airport are within an hour’s drive of campus. Westchester County Airport, which is served by several major airlines, is just ten minutes away.

“Educating ethically and socially responsible leaders for the

global community since 1841.”