Muhlenberg College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 700,000

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 534 (31.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Muhlenberg College 459 41% 70% 3% 6% 11% 2% $71,076 47 +0.35 47 97%
Computer Science 18 — 78% 78% 0% 6% 11% 6% $114,210 42 -0.31 95 — — — — —
Chemistry 11 +1 45% 45% 9% 0% 27% 9% $71,935 59 +0.03 49 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $74,615 44 -0.40 56 100% — — — —
Physics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,704 42 -0.21 68 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 7 — 0% 57% 14% 29% 0% 0% $75,855 68 +0.39 59 — — — — —
Biology 26 — 31% 88% 0% 0% 4% 0% $81,327 96 +1.73 69 94% — — — —
Neuroscience 12 — 0% 75% 8% 0% 8% 0% $82,132 93 +1.33 71 90% — — — —
Environmental Science 6 +1 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,990 51 -0.08 14 — — — — —
Public Health 12 +4 33% 50% 0% 25% 8% 8% $30,343 0 -3.23 1 94% — — — —
Accounting 17 +4 65% 53% 6% 6% 29% 0% $105,677 88 +1.21 92 97% — — — —
Business Administration 62 +8 50% 63% 3% 5% 16% 2% $83,282 73 +0.29 72 100% — — — —
Economics 6 +3 83% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $96,370 60 -0.06 86 100% — — — —
Finance 32 +16 94% 78% 0% 6% 9% 0% $113,055 82 +0.48 95 94% — — — —
Management Information Systems 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,052 65 +0.26 87 — — — — —
Political Economy — +1 — — — — — — $71,819 12 -0.98 49 96% — — — —
American Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,650 49 -0.21 12 — — — — —
Creative Writing 5 +2 60% 20% 20% 0% 20% 20% $54,006 61 +0.19 8 — — — — —
English 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,950 52 -0.06 6 87% — — — —
French Studies — +2 — — — — — — $57,053 49 -0.17 12 — — — — —
History 16 — 69% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $59,508 73 +0.25 17 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $62,023 81 +0.45 23 — — — — —
Jewish Studies 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,425 91 +1.18 19 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 +2 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% 0% $56,450 39 -0.38 11 — — — — —
Religion Studies — — — — — — — — $60,216 90 +1.16 18 — — — — —
Russian Studies — — — — — — — — $57,100 50 -0.17 12 — — — — —
Spanish — +3 — — — — — — $60,324 61 +0.20 19 — — — — —
Anthropology 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,444 71 +0.23 17 — — — — —
Government 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,819 53 -0.03 49 96% — — — —
International Affairs 4 +2 75% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $71,062 48 -0.09 47 — — — — —
Media and Communication 30 +19 40% 70% 7% 3% 3% 0% $70,368 81 +0.79 45 98% — — — —
Political Science 12 +4 25% 83% 8% 0% 0% 0% $71,819 53 -0.03 49 96% — — — —
Psychology 51 +8 18% 63% 6% 20% 6% 2% $58,011 69 +0.45 14 96% — — — —
Sociology 5 +5 20% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $59,702 71 +0.26 17 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 9 +2 56% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,946 52 +0.09 22 — — — — —
Art 3 +4 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,456 66 +0.28 4 — — — — —
Art History 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,207 47 -0.20 4 — — — — —
Dance 8 +8 0% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $56,444 97 +1.79 11 92% — — — —
Film Studies 5 — 60% 0% 0% 0% 40% 20% $49,443 58 +0.06 4 — — — — —
Music 12 +7 50% 75% 0% 0% 8% 0% $53,330 81 +0.71 7 — — — — —
Theater 66 +5 15% 76% 2% 3% 14% 2% $44,546 59 +0.20 2 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,091
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.7% 118 65% 67% 3% 5% 15% 1% $95,365 80 +0.46 85 98% —
Social Sciences 24.8% 114 31% 69% 5% 11% 6% 1% $63,705 69 +0.42 27 97% —
Arts 20.9% 96 22% 72% 1% 2% 15% 2% $47,141 28 +0.38 3 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.8% 45 18% 80% 4% 4% 4% 0% $80,690 95 +1.41 68 93% —
Humanities 6.8% 31 52% 71% 3% 3% 6% 3% $57,340 63 +0.13 13 87% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.1% 19 53% 58% 5% 0% 21% 11% $74,025 38 -0.12 54 100% —
Computer Science 3.9% 18 78% 78% 0% 6% 11% 6% $114,210 57 -0.31 95 — —
Health Sciences 2.6% 12 33% 50% 0% 25% 8% 8% $30,343 0 -3.23 1 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 6 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,990 39 -0.08 14 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 128 $765K $765K $0
Track & Field (combined) 61 $134K $132K $1K
Lacrosse 48 $348K $348K $0
Baseball 41 $310K $294K $15K
Wrestling 37 $227K $227K $0
Soccer 33 $236K $236K $0
Basketball 22 $164K $164K $0
Tennis 10 $58K $57K $837
Golf 9 $51K $51K $0
Total 350 $2.3M $2.3M $18K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 63 $136K $134K $1K
Lacrosse 34 $218K $218K $0
Soccer 27 $135K $125K $9K
Softball 25 $245K $230K $15K
Field Hockey 20 $250K $250K $0
Volleyball 17 $152K $152K $0
Basketball 12 $175K $171K $3K
Wrestling 9 $164K $118K $46K
Golf 7 $47K $47K $0
Tennis 6 $52K $51K $502
Total 184 $1.6M $1.5M $76K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 128 $765K $765K $0
Track & Field (combined) 124 $270K $267K $3K
Lacrosse 82 $567K $567K $0
Soccer 60 $371K $361K $9K
Wrestling 46 $392K $346K $46K
Baseball 41 $310K $294K $15K
Basketball 34 $339K $336K $3K
Softball 25 $245K $230K $15K
Field Hockey 20 $250K $250K $0
Volleyball 17 $152K $152K $0
Golf 16 $98K $98K $0
Tennis 16 $110K $109K $1K
Total 534 $5.3M $5.0M $372K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 35%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 16
Early Action Dec 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%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

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

Standardized Tests

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