Manhattanville University's incoming Class of 2030 carries the highest average GPA since 2015, the Purchase campus announced Monday, Sept. 14.

The class is also the university's second-largest first-year cohort in five years, building on last year's Class of 2029, which the school called its largest in nearly a decade. No exact headcount was given.

The enrollment growth has a local footprint. Two new Rye City School District faculty members joining for the 2026-27 school year hold Manhattanville degrees: Sophia Gelard, a science teacher at Rye Middle School, and Gabriel Frabasile, an English teacher at Rye High School, according to Rye Record.

Applications to Manhattanville's accelerated degree programs, which let students earn a bachelor's and master's degree in as few as five years, have climbed sharply. In New York state, those applications are up 93% compared with fall 2024 and 11% higher than fall 2025, according to Patch. Deposits among in-state students in accelerated programs rose 2% year over year.

Much of that growth is coming from commuter students, the university said, pointing to demand for pathways that let students earn advanced credentials while reducing costs. Enrollment by New York residents in accelerated science programs, including biology, computer science, neuroscience and biochemistry, rose 21%.

Deposits into 4+1 accelerated programs among Hispanic students climbed about 8%.

"The Class of 2030 demonstrates that students and families continue to see tremendous value in Manhattanville," said Jessica T. Binns-Dickinson, vice president for enrollment management and strategy.

President Frank D. Sánchez said the class reflects the university's "upward trajectory."

Gelard and Frabasile are among 22 new hires in the Rye district this year, a pipeline that underscores Manhattanville's role as a teacher-training hub for Westchester schools.