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  Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew Street
Allentown, PA 18104
General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
(484) 664-3100 Ext.
(484) 664-3175 Ext.
(484) 664-3201 Ext.

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate, Associate degree, Bachelor degree, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Number of students: 2,446 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$50.00

About this School
Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college founded in 1848. It is located on a small campus in the west end of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Muhlenberg employs nearly 200 full-time faculty members. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but has a religiously diverse student body. The College has approximately 2100 full-time students and is particularly well known for its English, psychology, science, and theatre/dance programs. The College's name honors Henry Muhlenberg, patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America. Muhlenberg is one of two four-year colleges located in Allentown. Cedar Crest College, a liberal arts college for women, also is located there. The College was also the site for the filming of the 1998 documentary Frat House. It has four fraternities and four sororities. The College's independently-run student publication is The Muhlenberg Advocate.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$33,090$30,715$28,760
Out of State$33,090$30,715$28,760
Books and Supplies$900$1,100$1,000
On-Campus
Room and board$7,790$7,525$7,270
Other Expenses$1,520$1,660$1,570
Off Campus
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Off Campus w/ family
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Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 5% $5,282
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 6% $3,185
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 72% $13,241
Loans to students 49% $3,815
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
English Language and Literature
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Less-than-2-year certificate English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Accounting
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Less-than-2-year certificate Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, ta...

Associate degree
Psychology
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Associate degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the vari...

Associate degree
Computer and Information Sciences
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Associate degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused w...

Associate degree
Business Administration and Management
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Associate degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accountin...

Associate degree
Accounting
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Associate degree Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting...

Bachelor degree
Visual and Performing Arts
Other
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Visual and Performing Arts, Other: Any instructional program in visual and performing arts not listed in the Visual and Performing Arts, General category.

Bachelor degree
Spanish Language and Literature
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other ...

Bachelor degree
Sociology
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change,...

Bachelor degree
Social Sciences
Other
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Social Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in social sciences not listed in the Social Sciences, General category.

Bachelor degree
Russian Studies
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Russian Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the Russian Federation and its Soviet, Czarist, and medieval predecessors and related borderlands.

Bachelor degree
Religion + Religious Studies
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptura...

Bachelor degree
Psychology
Other
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Psychology, Other: Any instructional program in psychology not listed in the Psychology, General category.

Bachelor degree
Psychology
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the vario...

Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government
Other
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, Other: Any instructional program in political science and government not listed in the Political Science and Government, General category.

Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, publ...

Bachelor degree
Physics
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermody...

Bachelor degree
Physical Sciences
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Physical Sciences: A program that focuses on the major topics, concepts, processes, and interrelationships of physical phenomena as studied in any combination of physical science disciplines.

Bachelor degree
Philosophy
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to ...

Bachelor degree
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Other
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other: Any instructional program in philosophy and religion not listed in the Philosophy and Religious Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
Neuroscience
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Neuroscience: A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary scientific study of the molecular, structural, physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of the brain and nervous system. Includes instruction in molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science, anatomy and physio...

Bachelor degree
Natural Sciences
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Natural Sciences: A program with a combined or undifferentiated focus on one or more of the physical and biological sciences.

Bachelor degree
Music
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Bachelor degree
Mathematics
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathe...

Bachelor degree
Management Information Systems
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Management Information Systems, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. In...

Bachelor degree
Jewish + Judaic Studies
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Jewish + Judaic Studies: A program that focuses on the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people. Includes instruction in Jewish religious heritage, sacred texts, and law; Jewish philosophy and intellectual history; Jewish life and culture, both in Israel and the Jewish Di...

Bachelor degree
International Relations and Affairs
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs: A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, national security and str...

Bachelor degree
Information Science + Studies
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Information Science + Studies: A program that focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Includes instruction in information classification and organization; information storage and ...

Bachelor degree
Human Resources Management + Personnel Administration
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Human Resources Management + Personnel Administration, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations, and to provide related services to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in personnel and organization po...

Bachelor degree
History
Other
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree History, Other: Any instructional program in history not listed in the History, General category.

Bachelor degree
History
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of ...

Bachelor degree
Health + Health Care Administration + Management
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Health + Health Care Administration + Management: A program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Includes instruction in planning, business management, financial manag...

Bachelor degree
German Language and Literature
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree German Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philology; Old, Middle, an...

Bachelor degree
French Language and Literature
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, scie...

Bachelor degree
Film + Cinema Studies
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Film + Cinema Studies: A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/video arts, as well as the basic principles of film making and film production.

Bachelor degree
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other.
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other: Any instructional program in ethnic, cultural minority, and gender studies not listed in the Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Environmental Studies: A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politic...

Bachelor degree
Environmental Science
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Environmental Science: A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degrada...

Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature + Letters
Other
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree English Language and Literature + Letters, Other: Any instructional program in English language and literature not listed in the English Language and Literature/Letters, General category.

Bachelor degree
Economics
Other
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Economics, Other: Any instructional program in economics not listed in the Economics, General category.

Bachelor degree
Economics
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- a...

Bachelor degree
Dramatic + Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Other
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Dramatic + Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other: Any instructional program in dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft not listed in the Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, General category.

Bachelor degree
Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed...

Bachelor degree
Dance
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Dance, General: A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and a...

Bachelor degree
Computer and Information Sciences
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused wi...

Bachelor degree
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other: Any instructional program in communication, journalism, and related fields not listed in the Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, General category.

Bachelor degree
Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric: A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizat...

Bachelor degree
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the mechanisms and processes of learning and thinking, and associated information encoding, decoding, processing and transmitting systems. Includes instruction in theories of cognition and ...

Bachelor degree
Chemistry
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Bachelor degree
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other.
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other: Any instructional program in business and administration not listed in the Business Administration, Management and Operations, General category.

Bachelor degree
Business Administration and Management
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting...

Bachelor degree
Biopsychology
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Biopsychology: A program that focuses on biological and psychological linkages, especially the linkages between biochemical and biophysical activity and the functioning of the central nervous system.

Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biolog...

Bachelor degree
Biological and Physical Sciences
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Biological and Physical Sciences: A program that is either a general synthesis of one or more of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences.

Bachelor degree
Biochemistry
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Biochemistry: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nuclei...

Bachelor degree
Arts Management
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Arts Management: A program that prepares individuals to organize and manage art organizations, operations, and facilities. Includes instruction in business and financial management; marketing and fundraising; personnel management and labor relations; event promotion and management; ...

Bachelor degree
Art + Art Studies
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Art + Art Studies, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

Bachelor degree
Area Studies
Other
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Area Studies, Other: Any instructional program in specifically defined area studies not listed in the Area Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
Anthropology
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Anthropology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology a...

Bachelor degree
American + United States Studies + Civilization
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree American + United States Studies + Civilization: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of the United States and its Pre-Columbian and colonial predecessors, and including the flow of immigrants from other societies.

Bachelor degree
Accounting
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Bachelor degree Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting,...

Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Psychology
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Postbaccalaureate certificate Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principle...

Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Human Resources Management + Personnel Administration
General
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Postbaccalaureate certificate Human Resources Management + Personnel Administration, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations, and to provide related services to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in personnel and o...

Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Accounting
Muhlenberg College

General Description for:
Muhlenberg College Postbaccalaureate certificate Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, t...

 
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