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Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA · Private · Midsize city

Private institution in Allentown, PA · 1,777 undergraduates · 64% acceptance rate · $69,107 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$30,3141,732nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$60,2401,927th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$60,2401,927th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$73,7821,841st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,4551,394th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$69,107294th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,265409th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
80.3%213th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
89.0%270th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
64.0%473rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1327162nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,7771,007th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.0%1,653rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 52 mi (PHL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 46 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,318$63,430
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,661$65,387
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$47,260$54,644
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$47,064$50,105
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$46,087$52,941
DanceVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$33,993$35,420
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$33,637$31,133
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$31,314$34,298
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$29,685$26,353
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$28,019—
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$22,602$19,749
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors$18,315$15,552

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Muhlenberg College’s 1,777 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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