unitid 214175 · Allentown, PA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Muhlenberg College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,087
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
72%
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,727
70th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
22nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
82%
finish within 150% time
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$77,270
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$28,905
after aid, aided students
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$69,107
after entry, Title IV students
83rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,455
65th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,302 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k10%
- 30-48k7%
- 48-75k12%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $105,406
- First-generation students
- 16%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $62,805
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 106 | $37,505 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 64 | $80,998 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 58 | $70,391 | $24,250 |
| Psychology, General. | 56 | $60,128 | $26,312 |
| Biology, General. | 41 | $84,008 | $24,388 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 39 | $113,440 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | 32 | $98,108 | $26,950 |
| Dance. | 27 | $55,505 | $27,000 |
| Economics. | 22 | $86,366 | $25,298 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 21 | $82,259 | $27,000 |
| History. | 21 | — | — |
| Music. | 20 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.