Quad

Head-to-head

Barry
Manhattan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Manhattan grads earn $30.4K more ten years out than Barry's ($86,316 vs. $55,966)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Manhattan graduates 29 pts more of its students than Barry (75% vs. 45%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Barry has 18 pts more first-gen students than Manhattan (44% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Barry costs about $11.8K less per year on average than Manhattan ($26,720 vs. $38,512, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Barry's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Manhattan

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Barry has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Manhattan (39% vs. 36%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Barry admits 77%, Manhattan 79%; Manhattan's yield is higher, at 8%.

Acceptance rate
Barry77%
Manhattan79%
Quad's selectivity
  • BarryOpen
  • ManhattanAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
BarryTest-blind
Manhattan
1180–1358
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BarryGPA and tests very important
  • ManhattanGPA and school record required48%

Who's on each campus

Manhattan is a bit larger than Barry (2,744 vs. 2,212 undergrads); Barry has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Barry2.2K
Manhattan2.7K
Pell Grant share
Barry39%
Manhattan36%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Barry, and Civil Engineering at Manhattan; Barry has 7 students per faculty member to Manhattan's 15.

Students per faculty member
Barry7 to 1
Manhattan15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BarryBusiness Administration and Management, General15%
  • ManhattanCivil Engineering, General11%

What each costs

Barry costs about $11.8K less a year than Manhattan on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Barry$26.7K
Manhattan$38.5K
Aid generosity
Barry50%
Manhattan47%

What each pays off

Manhattan's former students earn more, a median $86.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 75% at Manhattan to 45% at Barry.

Median earnings, 10 years
Barry$56K
Manhattan$86.3K
Graduation rate
Barry45%
Manhattan75%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BarryGrowing+43%
  • ManhattanGrowing+21%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Barry University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Manhattan University Common Data Set 2018–19, Fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why