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Muhlenberg College

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Allentown, PASee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

72.0%

Total Profiles

6

SAT Range

1250–1410

User Accept Rate

83.3%

Tuition

$60,240

Undergrad Enrollment

1,777

Applicants

4,348

Yield Rate

15.3%

Student:Faculty

8:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.32
SAT
1180
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.31
SAT
1160
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.89
SAT
1480
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.02
SAT
ACT
32
Round: REA
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.65
SAT
1380
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.93
SAT
1540
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$28,905/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $115,620 over four years.

What grads earn

$78,360/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$80,310 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 2% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

86% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

47%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Muhlenberg College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$12,302
$30–48k$16,629
$48–75k$19,717
$75–110k$25,452
Over $110k$37,603

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

82%

Completion · all

80%

Completion · Pell

73%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

80%

Median debt

$25,455

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
4,348
Admitted
2,78364.0%
Enrolled
42715% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling2
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation64% / 36%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball41Basketball22Football128Golf9Lacrosse48Soccer33Tennis10Track & Field61Wrestling37

Women's

Basketball12Field Hockey20Golf7Lacrosse34Soccer27Softball25Tennis6Track & Field63Volleyball17Wrestling9

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General69 grads
Psychology, General64 grads
Business Administration and Management, General60 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General37 grads
Mass Communication/Media Studies30 grads
Finance, General28 grads
Neuroscience21 grads
Political Science and Government, General16 grads
Public Health, General16 grads
Computer Science15 grads

4yr Grad Rate

77%

6yr Grad Rate

82%

Retention Rate

90%

Median Earnings

$69,107