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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Location Allentown, PA
Population 700,000
Website https://www.muhlenberg.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,723
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 27%
From Region 53%
Athletes 35.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Hispanic 13%
Black 7%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2012 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2013 Men: 37.1% 37.1% 2014 Men: 42.1% 42.1% 2015 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2016 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2017 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2018 Men: 39.1% 39.1% 2019 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2020 Men: 40.2% 40.2% 2021 Men: 41.8% 41.8% 2022 Men: 39.8% 39.8% 2023 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2024 Men: 43.8% 43.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2015 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2017 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2018 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2020 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2022 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2024 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2011 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2016 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2018 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2011 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2012 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2013 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2014 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2015 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2016 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2017 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2018 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2019 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2020 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2022 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2023 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2024 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2011 White: 93.4% 93.4% 2012 White: 90.7% 90.7% 2013 White: 91.5% 91.5% 2014 White: 90.8% 90.8% 2015 White: 90.6% 90.6% 2016 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2017 White: 78.1% 78.1% 2018 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2019 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2020 White: 80.1% 80.1% 2021 White: 69.4% 69.4% 2022 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2023 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2024 White: 73.4% 73.4% 2011 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2022 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 International: 2.4% 2.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2021 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2024 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2025 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2020 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2021 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2022 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2025 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2020 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7% 2021 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2022 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2023 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0% 2024 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2% 2025 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8% 2020 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2021 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2022 White: 73.4% 73.4% 2023 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2024 White: 71.7% 71.7% 2025 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2020 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 International: 1.1% 1.1%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Muhlenberg College 459 41% / 59% 2% $68,949 53 97%
Computer Science 18 — 78% / 22% 6% $97,584 91 —
Chemistry 11 +1 45% / 55% 9% $69,518 54 —
Mathematics 5 — 60% / 40% 20% $74,501 66 100%
Physics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $76,400 69 —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $78,069 72 —
Biology 26 — 31% / 69% 0% $83,795 80 90%
Neuroscience 12 — 0% / 100% 0% $82,051 78 90%
Environmental Science 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $59,550 26 —
Public Health 12 +4 33% / 67% 8% $30,349 1 94%
Accounting 17 +4 65% / 35% 0% $92,110 87 100%
Business Administration 62 +8 50% / 50% 2% $80,600 76 97%
Economics 6 +3 83% / 17% 0% $85,591 82 95%
Finance 32 +16 94% / 6% 0% $112,883 97 97%
Management Information Systems 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $92,139 87 —
Political Economy — +1 — — $97,228 91 100%
American Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,365 17 —
Anthropology 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $64,206 39 —
Creative Writing 5 +2 60% / 40% 20% $60,125 27 —
English 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $61,571 31 96%
French Studies — +2 — — $56,775 18 —
Government 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $97,228 91 100%
History 16 — 69% / 31% 0% $57,287 19 —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $58,476 22 —
International Affairs 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $72,436 61 —
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $57,227 19 —
Media and Communication 30 +19 40% / 60% 0% $69,664 55 96%
Philosophy 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% $55,554 16 —
Political Science 12 +4 25% / 75% 0% $97,228 91 100%
Psychology 51 +8 18% / 82% 2% $60,034 27 100%
Religion/Religious Studies — — — — $57,049 19 —
Russian Studies — — — — $56,806 18 —
Sociology 5 +5 20% / 80% 0% $64,161 39 —
Spanish — +3 — — $57,153 19 —
Sustainability Studies 9 +2 56% / 44% 0% $57,709 20 —
Art 3 +4 33% / 67% 0% $44,089 3 —
Art History 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,957 3 —
Dance 8 +8 0% / 100% 0% $54,754 14 100%
Film Studies 5 — 60% / 40% 20% $43,489 3 —
Music 12 +7 50% / 50% 0% $43,945 3 —
Theater 66 +5 15% / 85% 2% $36,997 2 97%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,091
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 85.6% 85.6% 2012 Graduated: 87.0% 87.0% 2013 Graduated: 85.8% 85.8% 2014 Graduated: 85.8% 85.8% 2015 Graduated: 85.4% 85.4% 2016 Graduated: 83.3% 83.3% 2017 Graduated: 86.5% 86.5% 2018 Graduated: 81.9% 81.9% 2019 Graduated: 84.3% 84.3% 2020 Graduated: 81.3% 81.3% 2021 Graduated: 82.0% 82.0% 2022 Graduated: 82.8% 82.8% 2023 Graduated: 80.2% 80.2% 2024 Graduated: 82.2% 82.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 83.1% 83.1% 2012 Men: 87.0% 87.0% 2013 Men: 84.2% 84.2% 2014 Men: 84.6% 84.6% 2015 Men: 82.8% 82.8% 2016 Men: 80.9% 80.9% 2017 Men: 86.8% 86.8% 2018 Men: 78.7% 78.7% 2019 Men: 81.4% 81.4% 2020 Men: 79.2% 79.2% 2021 Men: 75.9% 75.9% 2022 Men: 78.6% 78.6% 2023 Men: 77.1% 77.1% 2024 Men: 82.7% 82.7% 2011 Women: 87.6% 87.6% 2012 Women: 87.0% 87.0% 2013 Women: 87.2% 87.2% 2014 Women: 86.6% 86.6% 2015 Women: 87.2% 87.2% 2016 Women: 85.0% 85.0% 2017 Women: 86.2% 86.2% 2018 Women: 84.3% 84.3% 2019 Women: 86.0% 86.0% 2020 Women: 82.8% 82.8% 2021 Women: 85.9% 85.9% 2022 Women: 85.5% 85.5% 2023 Women: 82.5% 82.5% 2024 Women: 81.9% 81.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Asian: 84.6% 84.6% 2013 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Asian: 94.7% 94.7% 2015 Asian: 85.7% 85.7% 2016 Asian: 95.5% 95.5% 2017 Asian: 88.2% 88.2% 2018 Asian: 77.8% 77.8% 2019 Asian: 90.5% 90.5% 2020 Asian: 94.4% 94.4% 2021 Asian: 90.9% 90.9% 2022 Asian: 87.5% 87.5% 2023 Asian: 84.2% 84.2% 2024 Asian: 87.0% 87.0% 2011 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2012 Black: 88.9% 88.9% 2013 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Black: 92.3% 92.3% 2015 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Black: 82.4% 82.4% 2017 Black: 76.2% 76.2% 2018 Black: 88.9% 88.9% 2019 Black: 72.7% 72.7% 2020 Black: 81.0% 81.0% 2021 Black: 65.2% 65.2% 2022 Black: 87.0% 87.0% 2023 Black: 79.2% 79.2% 2024 Black: 81.8% 81.8% 2011 Hispanic: 94.7% 94.7% 2012 Hispanic: 82.6% 82.6% 2013 Hispanic: 64.0% 64.0% 2014 Hispanic: 81.0% 81.0% 2015 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2016 Hispanic: 95.2% 95.2% 2017 Hispanic: 86.4% 86.4% 2018 Hispanic: 78.6% 78.6% 2019 Hispanic: 89.7% 89.7% 2020 Hispanic: 74.2% 74.2% 2021 Hispanic: 72.7% 72.7% 2022 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2023 Hispanic: 72.3% 72.3% 2024 Hispanic: 72.5% 72.5% 2011 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2012 White: 87.1% 87.1% 2013 White: 86.3% 86.3% 2014 White: 85.6% 85.6% 2015 White: 85.4% 85.4% 2016 White: 82.9% 82.9% 2017 White: 87.3% 87.3% 2018 White: 81.5% 81.5% 2019 White: 83.9% 83.9% 2020 White: 82.3% 82.3% 2021 White: 83.9% 83.9% 2022 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2023 White: 81.9% 81.9% 2024 White: 83.5% 83.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 31.6% 145 35% / 65% 1% $65,297 43 99%
Business & Economics 25.7% 118 65% / 35% 1% $91,365 87 97%
Arts 20.9% 96 22% / 78% 2% $40,050 2 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.8% 45 18% / 82% 0% $82,439 78 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.1% 19 53% / 47% 11% $71,916 60 100%
Computer Science 3.9% 18 78% / 22% 6% $97,584 91 —
Health Sciences 2.6% 12 33% / 67% 8% $30,349 1 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 6 17% / 83% 0% $59,550 26 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 35%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 34% 34% 34%
Early Decision 67% 67% 67%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 43.2% 43.2% 2012 Acceptance: 46.1% 46.1% 2013 Acceptance: 46.2% 46.2% 2014 Acceptance: 52.8% 52.8% 2015 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4% 2016 Acceptance: 48.3% 48.3% 2017 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4% 2018 Acceptance: 61.8% 61.8% 2019 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2% 2020 Acceptance: 62.2% 62.2% 2021 Acceptance: 67.8% 67.8% 2022 Acceptance: 65.5% 65.5% 2023 Acceptance: 64.0% 64.0% 2024 Acceptance: 72.0% 72.0% 2011 Yield: 27.7% 27.7% 2012 Yield: 25.1% 25.1% 2013 Yield: 24.3% 24.3% 2014 Yield: 23.7% 23.7% 2015 Yield: 24.0% 24.0% 2016 Yield: 25.3% 25.3% 2017 Yield: 25.2% 25.2% 2018 Yield: 21.4% 21.4% 2019 Yield: 19.2% 19.2% 2020 Yield: 18.3% 18.3% 2021 Yield: 16.1% 16.1% 2022 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2023 Yield: 15.3% 15.3% 2024 Yield: 13.0% 13.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,877 4,877 2012 Applicants: 5,023 5,023 2013 Applicants: 5,152 5,152 2014 Applicants: 4,714 4,714 2015 Applicants: 5,015 5,015 2016 Applicants: 4,862 4,862 2017 Applicants: 4,636 4,636 2018 Applicants: 4,146 4,146 2019 Applicants: 4,224 4,224 2020 Applicants: 4,543 4,543 2021 Applicants: 4,118 4,118 2022 Applicants: 4,329 4,329 2023 Applicants: 4,348 4,348 2024 Applicants: 4,963 4,963 2011 Admitted: 2,108 2,108 2012 Admitted: 2,316 2,316 2013 Admitted: 2,378 2,378 2014 Admitted: 2,489 2,489 2015 Admitted: 2,426 2,426 2016 Admitted: 2,346 2,346 2017 Admitted: 2,242 2,242 2018 Admitted: 2,562 2,562 2019 Admitted: 2,798 2,798 2020 Admitted: 2,825 2,825 2021 Admitted: 2,790 2,790 2022 Admitted: 2,836 2,836 2023 Admitted: 2,783 2,783 2024 Admitted: 3,573 3,573 2011 Enrolled: 584 584 2012 Enrolled: 581 581 2013 Enrolled: 579 579 2014 Enrolled: 589 589 2015 Enrolled: 582 582 2016 Enrolled: 593 593 2017 Enrolled: 564 564 2018 Enrolled: 548 548 2019 Enrolled: 538 538 2020 Enrolled: 517 517 2021 Enrolled: 450 450 2022 Enrolled: 420 420 2023 Enrolled: 427 427 2024 Enrolled: 466 466

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 1250 – 1410
SAT Math Range 610 – 700
SAT RW Range 640 – 710

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1120 1120 2012 25th: 1120 1120 2013 25th: 1140 1140 2016 25th: 1130 1130 2017 25th: 1140 1140 2018 25th: 1170 1170 2019 25th: 1150 1150 2020 25th: 1170 1170 2021 25th: 1200 1200 2022 25th: 1200 1200 2023 25th: 1230 1230 2024 25th: 1250 1250 2011 75th: 1350 1350 2012 75th: 1360 1360 2013 75th: 1340 1340 2016 75th: 1320 1320 2017 75th: 1340 1340 2018 75th: 1360 1360 2019 75th: 1340 1340 2020 75th: 1350 1350 2021 75th: 1370 1370 2022 75th: 1400 1400 2023 75th: 1400 1400 2024 75th: 1410 1410

SAT Math

25th 75th
550 600 650 700 750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 560 560 2012 25th: 560 560 2013 25th: 570 570 2016 25th: 570 570 2017 25th: 560 560 2018 25th: 580 580 2019 25th: 570 570 2020 25th: 570 570 2021 25th: 590 590 2022 25th: 600 600 2023 25th: 600 600 2024 25th: 610 610 2011 75th: 680 680 2012 75th: 680 680 2013 75th: 670 670 2016 75th: 660 660 2017 75th: 660 660 2018 75th: 680 680 2019 75th: 660 660 2020 75th: 670 670 2021 75th: 680 680 2022 75th: 700 700 2023 75th: 690 690 2024 75th: 700 700

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
550 600 650 700 750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 560 560 2012 25th: 560 560 2013 25th: 570 570 2016 25th: 560 560 2017 25th: 580 580 2018 25th: 590 590 2019 25th: 580 580 2020 25th: 600 600 2021 25th: 610 610 2022 25th: 600 600 2023 25th: 630 630 2024 25th: 640 640 2011 75th: 670 670 2012 75th: 680 680 2013 75th: 670 670 2016 75th: 660 660 2017 75th: 680 680 2018 75th: 680 680 2019 75th: 680 680 2020 75th: 680 680 2021 75th: 690 690 2022 75th: 700 700 2023 75th: 710 710 2024 75th: 710 710

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2012 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2013 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2016 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2017 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2018 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2019 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2020 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0% 2021 Submitted: 46.0% 46.0% 2022 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0% 2023 Submitted: 44.0% 44.0% 2024 Submitted: 22.0% 22.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.