Muhlenberg College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Muhlenberg College

Muhlenberg College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Allentown, Pennsylvania (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,727 students of which 1,899 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Muhlenberg College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 72.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,343 and an ACT midpoint of 30. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,905, with published in-state tuition of $62,805 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,455, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 81.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 89.9%. Graduates earn a median of $69,107 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,265 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 69400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.