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Your Future Self Awaits
At Manchester University, you’ll find authentic connections, unmatched support, and a community that inspires you to grow. Step confidently toward the person you’re meant to become—surrounded by people who believe in you.
An Education Designed Around You
Manchester University offers personalized learning experiences and practical, hands-on opportunities. With dedicated mentors guiding your growth, you’ll graduate ready to excel in any career you choose.
Online Programs
Manchester is quickly rising to meet the need for online offerings in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees.
Undergraduate: North Manchester
Explore over 70 programs, vibrant campus connections, and educational opportunities designed for lifelong success.
Graduate & Professional: Fort Wayne
Grow professionally and personally through close mentoring and cutting-edge healthcare education in state-of-the-art facilities.
Earn Your Degree, All Online
Earn Your Degree 100% Online
Doctor of Pharmacy
Earn your Doctor of Pharmacy online through Manchester’s Pharm.D. Distance Pathway Program.
Master of Business Administration
Launch your career in just one year with MU’s flexible, specialized MBA.
Online Applied Degrees
Earn your Applied Degree in Business Management or Accounting inside of 3 short years! This 90+ credit program is the first of it’s kind in the state of Indiana.
Online Masters Degrees
You can earn your MS in Nutrition and Nutrigenomics (NGx) or our MS in Pharmacogenomics (PGx) completely online.
Find Your Major
Find Your Major
Your Future, Made Affordable
Generous Aid Supports Your Goals
Invest Less. Achieve More.
Undergraduate students pay an average of just 37% of the listed price out of pocket — and for your four years as an undergrad, your tuition won’t go up.
Average annual undergraduate cost with aid applied
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New undergrads receiving financial aid
We Are Spartans
Championship-Caliber Athletics at Manchester University
Manchester University student-athletes compete at the highest levels of NCAA Division III, earning conference championships, national recognition, and All-American honors. From HCAC titles to NCAA Championship appearances, MU Athletics reflects a culture of excellence on and off the field.
- HCAC Conference Champions
- NCAA Championship Qualifiers
- All-American & Regional Honors
Belong & Become
A Welcoming Community
Manchester just gets me. I feel like I'm a person when I'm at Manchester. I can tell you that most of my professors, if not all of them, know me by my name.
Toyin Akintelure, Pharmacy, 2024
Fully Immersed
We don't have classes during our clinicals, so we can be full-time at our clinicals, which is unique to Manchester.
Cassandra Horn, MAT, Class of 2024
Flexible Learning
What we hear from our students is that they enjoy the flexibility of an online program and the ability to schedule when they are going to engage in their learning.
W. Thomas Smith, Dean of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
What Will You Become?
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Discover community, confidence, and career success at Manchester University. Schedule a visit or apply today!
News & Events
What’s New at MU
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Vice President Van Vlerah named President of Notre Dame of Maryland University
Manchester University is delighted to share that Vice President for Student Life Abby Van Vlerah has been selected to serve as president of Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore, Md. She will start there on July 6. Her last day at Manchester is June 25. Van...
Manchester University celebrates the Class of 2026
Manchester University graduated 269 students at this year’s commencement ceremonies. In total, 286 degrees were awarded, including 186 undergraduate degrees and 100 graduate and professional degrees. Twenty-eight students earned honors distinction. This...
Journal Gazette publishes op-ed from Dean W. Thomas Smith
Manchester University's Dean of the School of Pharmacy, W. Thomas Smith, was recently published in the Journal Gazette. His op-ed, which can be read below, discusses the growing need for pharmacists in the industry. The full Journal Gazette article can be found here....
Manchester University offers youth esports summer camps
Manchester University will host its third-annual esports summer camp this June, open to community youth. Two camps, focused on Super Smash Bros., will be offered: a day camp for rising 3rd through 6th graders on June 27, and an overnight camp for rising 7th through...
Manchester University names Rick Espeset Staff Member of the Year
Rick Espeset, director of athletics and head baseball coach, has been named the 2026 Christopher W. Garber Staff Member of the Year at Manchester University. The award is named in honor of Chris Garber, who was Manchester’s assistant vice president for operations at...
Feature Story
Vice President Van Vlerah named President of Notre Dame of Maryland University
Manchester University is delighted to share that Vice President for Student Life Abby Van Vlerah has been selected to serve as president of Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore, Md. She will start there on July 6. Her last day at Manchester is June 25. Van...
Manchester University celebrates the Class of 2026
Manchester University graduated 269 students at this year’s commencement ceremonies. In total, 286 degrees were awarded, including 186 undergraduate degrees and 100 graduate and professional degrees. Twenty-eight students earned honors distinction. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the graduation of Manchester’s inaugural pharmacy class in 2016. The program launched in 2012 alongside…
Journal Gazette publishes op-ed from Dean W. Thomas Smith
Manchester University’s Dean of the School of Pharmacy, W. Thomas Smith, was recently published in the Journal Gazette. His op-ed, which can be read below, discusses the growing need for pharmacists in the industry. The full Journal Gazette article can be found here. Need for pharmacists grows more complicated As…
Manchester University offers youth esports summer camps
Manchester University will host its third-annual esports summer camp this June, open to community youth. Two camps, focused on Super Smash Bros., will be offered: a day camp for rising 3rd through 6th graders on June 27, and an overnight camp for rising 7th through 12th graders on June 26-28. Beginners are expected to join the day camp, while…
Manchester University names Rick Espeset Staff Member of the Year
Rick Espeset, director of athletics and head baseball coach, has been named the 2026 Christopher W. Garber Staff Member of the Year at Manchester University. The award is named in honor of Chris Garber, who was Manchester’s assistant vice president for operations at the time of his death in 2015, and…
MU, CFWC hold groundbreaking for phase one of Manchester Mile
Representatives from Manchester University, the Community Foundation of Wabash County, JPR, and the Manchester Mile committee held a groundbreaking for the first phase of the Manchester Mile on Wednesday, May 6. The Manchester Mile will stretch from the corner of Wayne Street and College Avenue down to Market Street, then to Main Street, directly connecting campus to downtown North Manchester. Phase one…
MU Esports to add Mario Kart World to lineup in Fall 2026
Manchester Esports will add Mario Kart World to their list of supported titles for Fall 2026. Mario Kart World is one of the largest games in the Indiana High School Esports League (IEN) and will be supported by the Great Lakes Esports Conference (GLEC) in Spring 2027. Manchester University established its esports team in 2019 and has won nine GLEC Championship…
Manchester University presents ‘A Melodious Mosaic’ band concert
Manchester University Presents: Your invited to attend “A Melodious Mosaic” on Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. in Cordier Auditorium. The free concert features Manchester’s Jazz Ensemble and Symphonic Band. The Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Tim Reed, professor of music, will perform a mix of jazz, funk and rock music. The…
Manchester University to present spring musical ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
Manchester University’s spring musical is Little Shop of Horrors. Performances are Friday, April 17 at 6 p.m., Saturday, April 18 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m. in Cordier Auditorium at the North Manchester campus. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. Little Shop of Horrors tells the story of a timid…
Manchester University selected for nationwide Connect Church grant
Manchester University’s Peace Studies Institute has received a $375,000 grant from the Faith in Rural Communities initiative of the NC Rural Center to coach 25 rural churches in asset-based community development over the next three years, serving congregations across the region. Manchester is the only university to receive this competitive grant, which will be…
MU, Rotary to dedicate Little Free Library on campus
North Manchester Rotary and Manchester University will dedicate a Little Free Library on campus at noon Thursday, April 16. Students, faculty and staff are invited. The new Little Free Library is in the 600 block of College Avenue, next to the public sidewalk at MU’s Oak Grove. “Rotary and MU…