Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Moravian
Location Bethlehem, PA
Population 700,000
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (26%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,970
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 67%
From Region 30%
Athletes 36.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
Hispanic 18%
Black 6%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Moravian University 467 36% / 64% 0% $67,182 58 98%
Computer Science 22 +2 100% / 0% 0% $75,240 73 100%
Chemistry 3 33% / 67% 33% $64,842 52
Mathematics 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $68,818 61
Physics 7 86% / 14% 0% $72,437 69
Biochemistry 1 100% / 0% 0% $63,053 47
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 50% / 50% 0% $61,152 41
Biology 33 15% / 85% 0% $59,997 37 95%
Neuroscience 8 +1 50% / 50% 0% $60,402 39
Environmental Science 4 75% / 25% 0% $53,919 20
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 15 13% / 87% 0% $44,385 6 90%
Health Sciences 45 18% / 82% 0% $63,304 47 100%
Nursing 82 4% / 96% 0% $88,773 87 98%
Nursing 30 17% / 83% 0% $88,773 87 98%
Accounting 9 +1 78% / 22% 0% $74,526 72 100%
Business Administration 38 82% / 18% 0% $67,412 58 100%
Economics 14 +1 86% / 14% 0% $72,381 68 95%
Finance 5 80% / 20% 0%
International Business 3 0% / 100% 33% $73,160 70
Marketing 7 71% / 29% 0% $67,027 57
Communication 9 44% / 56% 0% $54,612 22
English 18 22% / 78% 0% $49,286 11 100%
French $59,704 37
French Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
German $59,622 36
History 9 44% / 56% 0% $52,614 17
Interdisciplinary Studies 11 64% / 36% 0% $54,667 22 96%
Liberal Arts 1 100% / 0% 0% $62,067 44 100%
Philosophy 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $51,404 15
Political Science 10 +2 30% / 70% 0% $59,236 35
Psychology 33 15% / 85% 0% $53,025 18 100%
Religious Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $60,521 39 100%
Spanish 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $59,026 35
Special Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $57,732 31
Art 12 +2 17% / 83% 0% $52,291 16 100%
Music 14 +1 64% / 36% 0% $40,567 3 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $57,151
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 36.8% 172 10% / 90% 0% $78,239 78 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.1% 103 32% / 68% 0% $53,984 20 99%
Business & Economics 16.3% 76 78% / 22% 1% $69,498 63 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.4% 44 25% / 75% 0% $60,193 38 95%
Arts 5.6% 26 42% / 58% 0% $45,978 7 100%
Computer Science 4.7% 22 100% / 0% 0% $75,240 73 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 16 69% / 31% 6% $69,656 63
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 4 75% / 25% 0% $53,919 20
Education 0.9% 4 0% / 100% 0% $57,732 31

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #545 82%
Computer Science $0.0M #518 0%
Engineering $0 #449
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Education
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.1M #617 82%

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 1070 – 1280
SAT Math Range 530 – 630
SAT RW Range 540 – 650