There is a private university in New York, NY called Manhattan School of Music. It was in 1917 when the Manhattan School of Music was founded. The motto of Manhattan School of Music is Latin: Macte virtute sic itur ad astra. This defines the north star being chased by both the students and the administrators. In addition to over 488 undergraduate students, MSM also boasts of over 519 students in its postgraduate courses, taking the total enrollment to over 1,007. To teach various courses to the students, the school has employed a total of 201 faculty. At Manhattan School of Music, around 97% of the students are 24 and under. And, when it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 49% of the students are females and 51% are males. Finally, at MSM around 43% are white, 32% are Non-resident alien, and 7% are Black or African American. The college has produced several notable alumni including Miguel Zenón, Shuler Hensley, Kirill Gerstein, and Aaron Jay Kernis in its 103 years of existence. The school believes in the all-round growth of the students and therefore, encourages students to take part in several sporting activities, conducted inside the campus. Taking into account all the undergraduate and graduate degrees, including both residential and online, MSM offers around 30 programs. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by MSCHE (Middle States Commission on Higher Education).