Muhlenberg College Overview

Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Muhlenberg College is a private not-for-profit institution. Allentown is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Muhlenberg College Known For?

• Students at Muhlenberg may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• Students at Muhlenberg have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Muhlenberg.
• In <nil>, 56% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Muhlenberg makes roughly $70,439 a year. This is 73% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Muhlenberg student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Muhlenberg College?

Contact details for Muhlenberg are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2400 Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18104
Phone:	484-664-3100
Website:	www.muhlenberg.edu

How Do I Get Into Muhlenberg?

You can apply to Muhlenberg online at: www.commonapp.org/explore/muhlenberg-college

Admission Requirements for Muhlenberg

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Muhlenberg?

The acceptance rate at Muhlenberg is 68%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to Muhlenberg submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 690. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

Muhlenberg received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 34. Math scores were between 24 and 31. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

Can I Afford Muhlenberg College?

The overall average net price of Muhlenberg is $43,709. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Muhlenberg, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,951 a year. That adds up to $31,804 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Muhlenberg is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Muhlenberg College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,074 undergraduate students at Muhlenberg, with 2,007 being full-time and 67 being part-time.

There are also 21 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,007 full-time undergraduates at Muhlenberg, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Muhlenberg College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	66
Black or African American	91
Hispanic or Latino	208
White	1,473
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	143

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Muhlenberg College. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Muhlenberg. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Rwanda.

Online Learning at Muhlenberg College

In 2020-2021, 296 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Muhlenberg has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Muhlenberg

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Muhlenberg College was 14,912.5%. This is the #25 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Muhlenberg regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Duempel at de.wikipedia under License

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