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Muhlenberg College

Allentown, Pennsylvania

https://www.muhlenberg.edu

#221 National Colleges

66.24% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

2,231 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church
Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the German patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.

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Location

City
Allentown, Pennsylvania

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Locale
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Bachelor's degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 20.6%
Visual And Performing Arts 19.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 15.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 9.5%
Psychology 8.8%
Social Sciences 7.4%
Health Professions And Related Programs 3.0%
Physical Sciences 2.8%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.8%
History 2.3%
Mathematics And Statistics 2.1%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 1.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.6%
Natural Resources And Conservation 1.1%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.5%

Cost

Tuition
$54,600.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
47.52%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$27,285.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1270 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 660 615 570
Verbal 680 630 580

ACT Scores

29 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 28 27 25
English 34 30 26