Allentown, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Muhlenberg College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,788, made up of 1,737 undergraduates and 51 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Muhlenberg College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 46 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 476 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
90% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
1,788
Students enrolled
90%
First-year retention
476
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
46
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 46
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
90%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
459
Master's degrees
17
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,788
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,737
Graduate students, fall 2024
51
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,868
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,812
Graduate students, 2024-25
56
Full-time, 2024-25
95%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
16%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Centennial Conference
President
Dr. Kathleen Harring
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact