by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Muhlenberg College was awarded 120 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business administration and management.
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College Factual ranked Muhlenberg as #350 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Muhlenberg is ranked at #21.
If you're applying to Muhlenberg College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 68%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
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.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Muhlenberg it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Muhlenberg College is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 92% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Muhlenberg College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Muhlenberg the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 80%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,046 undergraduates at Muhlenberg with 2,016 being full-time and 30 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,000 | $21,330 | $20,783 | $25,859 | $39,530 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Muhlenberg, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 1.9%. 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.
Get more details about the location of 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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/MuhlenbergCollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/muhlenberg |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 90 | $46,828 |
| General Psychology | 72 | $28,411 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 71 | $19,426 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 56 | $34,407 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 44 | $48,892 |
| Dance | 35 | $24,541 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 23 | $22,125 |
| Political Science & Government | 22 | $23,325 |
| General English Literature | 21 | $28,225 |
| Accounting | 19 | $59,174 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 296 students took at least one online class at Muhlenberg College. This is a decrease from the 1,810 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 296 | 28 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,810 | 1,193 |
| 2018-2019 | 58 | 2 |
| 2017-2018 | 15 | 1 |
| 2016-2017 | 19 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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