Muhlenberg College Business Programs

Muhlenberg College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Muhlenberg College Rankings

Muhlenberg landed the #166 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Muhlenberg also holds the #13 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Muhlenberg has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#168	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Muhlenberg.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#68	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#83	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#143	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Muhlenberg has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#78	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#79	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#89	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#92	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#117	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#244	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is 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

How Do I Get Into Muhlenberg?

You can apply to Muhlenberg online at: www.muhlenberg.edu/main/admissions/regulardecisionchecklist/

Admission Requirements for Muhlenberg

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Muhlenberg?

Muhlenberg has an acceptance rate of 62%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

About 60% 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 600 and 680. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

Muhlenberg received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 34. Math scores were between 24 and 28. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford Muhlenberg College?

The overall average net price of Muhlenberg is $43,709. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 $9,516 a year. That adds up to $38,064 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.

Muhlenberg College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,046 undergraduate students at Muhlenberg, with 2,016 being full-time and 30 being part-time.

There are also 21 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,016 full-time undergraduates at Muhlenberg, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Muhlenberg College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	69
Black or African American	82
Hispanic or Latino	171
White	1,502
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	147

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Muhlenberg College. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Muhlenberg. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Rwanda.

Online Learning at Muhlenberg College

In 2019-2020, 1,810 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Muhlenberg has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Muhlenberg

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Muhlenberg College was 14,912.5%. This is the #21 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Muhlenberg regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Muhlenberg College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	90	90
Finance	44	44
Accounting	19	19
General Economics	19	19
Interior Design Management	0	0
Organizational Leadership	0	0
Project Management	0	0
Management Science	0	0
TOTAL	172	172

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Duempel at de.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.