College · Private nonprofit · Fayetteville, NC · City
Manna University
Fayetteville, NC
Religious affiliation
Admit rate53%
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size183
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 53% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
183 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $18k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$71k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$61k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$10k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $9.1k
- Books & supplies
- $800
How students pay for it.
Pell grants33%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans18%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$13k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr80%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 183
- Location
- Fayetteville, NC
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Association for Biblical Higher Education
- Also known as
- Manna U
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White42%
- Hispanic19%
- Unknown17%
- Black12%
- Two or more races8%
- Asian2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
Part-time60%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 6
What you can study.