History and Heritage

Marymount Manhattan College is one of six colleges founded in the United States by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, evidence of their worldwide and continuing commitment to educational access and excellence. The College was originally established as the city campus of Marymount College, Tarrytown, New York. In 1961, the College was independently chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and separately incorporated as Marymount Manhattan College. The College flourishes today as a co-educational, independent college.

Throughout the history of the College, students have studied the traditional academic disciplines with faculty who have upheld high academic standards and who have strongly encouraged the development of responsible and thoughtful citizens. This heritage continues to flourish, expanded and enriched by a larger and more diverse student body and wider, more responsive innovative program offerings. Since becoming an independent college in 1961, Marymount Manhattan has opened its classrooms to and shared its resources with students of all ages and extended its campus on site and in outreach to the larger community: it has successfully experimented with non-traditional modes of granting credit and strengthened the curriculum by the careful integration of programs in professional studies.