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Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA · CDS 2023–2024 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Overall admit rate
64.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
15.3%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
86.2%
Total cost — out-of-state
$77,320
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$22,412

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,788
Total all graduate30
Grand total all students1,818

Admissions

Total applicants4,348
Total admitted2,783
Total enrolled427
Overall admit rate64.0%
Admit rate — women68.7%
Admit rate — men57.9%
Yield rate15.3%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan199
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date12/1
EA notification date2/1
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT33.0%
% submitting ACT11.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile630
SAT EBRW 75th %ile710
SAT Math 25th %ile600
SAT Math 75th %ile690
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class38.2%
% in top 25% of HS class73.6%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$62,035
Tuition — out-of-state$62,035
Required fees$735
Room and board$14,550
Total cost — in-state$77,320
Total cost — out-of-state$77,320

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$44,534
Avg % of need met86.2%
% with 100% of need met13.2%
Avg merit grant (no need)$25,724
Avg loan debt at graduation$22,412

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist531
# admitted from waitlist1
Waitlist admit rate0.6%
Transfer applicants (total)126
Transfer admit rate27.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio8:1
% faculty full-time54.7%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)72.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$28,905Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)82.6%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)84.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate89.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$65,650Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan54.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full21.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress36.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress21.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women51.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men48.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white81.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services24.4%
Visual And Performing Arts20.9%
Psychology11.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences9.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs6.5%
Social Sciences6.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services3.9%
History3.5%