[9] Manchester also expanded & opened its second location featuring its state-of-the-art pharmacy school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 2012.

Manchester University as a whole has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission continuously since 1932 and was a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools prior to its dissolution in 2014.

[12] The Department of History and Political Science is one of the oldest and most prestigious programs of study at Manchester,[citation needed] housing the Mock Trial and Model United Nations organizations.

[13] This has allowed the institution to attract a number of renowned public figures and policy makers to its campus, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., Barry Goldwater, Ralph Nader, and Jesse Jackson.

The university's chapter of Indiana Reading Corps is one of the largest in the state, logging more than 3,000 hours tutoring elementary school children.

Manchester University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III.

Men's sports include swimming, diving, baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, tennis, track & field and wrestling; while women's sports include swimming, diving, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, wrestling, cheer and volleyball.