Applying for Financial Aid
Manhattanville College requires that all students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to be considered for funds from all available sources. The FAFSA is available online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Manhattanville College’s federal college code number is 002760. Please do not hesitate to contact the Financial Aid Office at 914-323-5357, with any questions that you may have regarding the FAFSA process.
All recipients of state and/or federal financial aid must:
- Be U.S. Citizens or permanent resident aliens;
- Be formally accepted as degree candidates;
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress;
- Not owe a refund of any Title IV funds;
- And must not be in default on repayment of a student loan.
For students considering attendance in the Fall semester, a FAFSA should be filed by March 1st preceding their start date, in order to be considered for funding from all sources. Some funding is awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.
During the application process, kindly provide the following when requested by the college:
- A Verification Worksheet (Please make sure that you have completed all the sections (A through E).
- A signed, complete copy of your parents’ federal income tax return, including all schedules, attachments and copies of W-2 statements.
- A signed, complete copy of the student’s federal income tax return, including all schedules, attachments and copies of W-2 statements; or, for non-filers selected for verification, completion of the Income Statement on page 2 of the Verification Form. List all earned/unearned income received and attach copies of all W-2 statements.
- Itemization Worksheet
- Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note
- Loan Entrance Interview
- Copy of Student’s Drivers License
- Other documents, as requested
Graduate and Bachelor of Science Degree candidates must complete a Manhattanville Financial Aid form in addition to the FAFSA, annually. The form is available directly from the Financial Aid Office in Reid Hall, by mail upon request, and on our website.
International Student Financial Aid
All International Students need to complete the College Board International Student Financial Aid Application. This application is available on the Manhattanville website: www.mville.edu or a copy may be obtained from our Financial Aid Office. The form is available in December and must be filed with our Financial Aid Office by March 1 for priority consideration. For questions regarding this process please contact the Financial Aid Office at: 914-323-5357.
Undergraduate Satisfactory Academic Progress
Undergraduate students receiving any of the forms of financial aid listed below are required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress in order to continue to receive financial aid in subsequent semesters:
- Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants
- Federal Perkins Loans
- Federal Work Study
- Federal Pell Grants
- Tuition Assistance Grants
- Aid for Part-time Study
- One or more of the Federal Direct Loan Programs including Stafford Student Loans and Parent PLUS loans.
- Manhattanville Grants
- Manhattanville Scholarship(s)
A college’s Satisfactory Academic Progress policy must include both a qualitative measure (such as cumulative grade point average) and a quantitative measure (such as maximum time frame for completion). The law specifies that by the end of the second academic year, the student must have at least a “C” average and have an academic standing that is consistent with the requirement for graduation. The following chart comprises the requirements for academic pursuit and progress at Manhattanville College:
| FULL-TIME SEMESTERS* | CUMULATIVE GPA (ON A 4.0 SCALE) | CUMULATIVE CREDIT |
| 1 | 1.7** | 15 |
| 2 | 1.8** | |
| 3 | 1.9 | 30 |
| 4 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 2.0 | 51 |
| 6 | 2.0 | |
| 7 | 2.0 | 72 |
| 8 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 2.0 | 96 |
| 10 | 2.0 | |
| 11 | 2.0 | 120 |
| 12 | 2.0 | |
Most undergraduate programs at Manhattanville are completed in one-hundred and twenty (120) credits. A student in the majority of majors at Manhattanville must complete their program within attempting one-hundred and eighty (180) credits. Students who have not earned a degree within this time frame are not eligible to receive any further federal aid. NOTE: If you are enrolled in any of the following majors, please consult your Academic Advisor for the specific number of credits required for completion of your program:
- Art [Studio] – BA
- Art [Studio] – BFA
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Dance & Theatre – BA
- Musical Theatre – BFA
- Music – BMus
Every semester the Office of Financial Aid reviews the academic progress of all students who are in receipt of financial aid. Students not meeting the minimum credit or G.P.A. requirements will be notified that they are ineligible to continue to receive financial assistance or that they have been placed on Satisfactory Academic Progress warning or probation. This notification will be mailed to students at the end of each semester, with copies forwarded to the Office of Academic Advising.
Students that fail to meet the standards listed above are placed on “Financial Aid Warning”. Students on “Financial Aid Warning” may receive one additional semester of aid and will be evaluated at the end of that semester. A student may not have consecutive semesters of “Financial Aid Warning”.
Students who, after one semester of “Financial Aid Warning”, still are not making Satisfactory Academic Progress will be placed on “Financial Aid Probation”. Students that are on “Financial Aid Probation” may appeal for one additional semester of aid. For more information on the appeal process please see below.
Students that are placed on “Financial Aid Probation” that: a) do not submit an appeal, b) have had their appeals denied or c) have had an approved appeal but still are not making Satisfactory Academic Progress after the end of the subsequent semester, may not receive any financial aid until they meet the credit or Cumulative G.P.A. standards. Because credits obtained from other colleges or universities do not count toward the Cumulative G.P.A. students that fail to meet Manhattanville’s Cumulative G.P.A. requirement must take courses at Manhattanville College at their own expense. Students that fail to meet the cumulative credit requirement may transfer credits from another college. When the student meets the minimum credit and G.P.A. requirements, financial aid eligibility will be restored.
Students that have questions regarding the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy or financial aid eligibility should contact the Financial Aid Office at (914) 323-5357.