Muhlenberg College

Muhlenberg College is a private nonprofit college in Allentown, PA. Its average net price is $25,253 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$11,831
$30,001 to $48,000$10,383
$48,001 to $75,000$15,397
$75,001 to $110,000$19,172
$110,001 and up$40,726
$65,310Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$65,310Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$25,253Average Net Price
$15,128Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,600Books and Supplies
$2,350Other Expenses
28.5%Students on Pell Grants
53.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

72.0%Acceptance Rate
640 to 710SAT Reading, Middle Half
610 to 700SAT Math, Middle Half
29 to 33ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$58,240
8 years after entry$65,890
10 years after entry$76,444
83.3%Graduation Rate
89.9%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Allentown, PALocation
Midsize citySetting
1,727Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,480 Small program - rough guide n=96$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=85
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$45,466 Small program - rough guide n=53$25,294 Small program - rough guide n=62
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Dance$34,496 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$34,429 Small program - rough guide n=81$27,000 n=115
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$67,873 Small program - rough guide n=43$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=60
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$26,461 Small program - rough guide n=34
Psychology$30,174 Small program - rough guide n=48$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=82
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published

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