Muhlenberg College

Address

Address: Muhlenberg College 2400 W. Chew Street Allentown, PA 18104-5586

School Details

Key Facts

Connectedness

“A small liberal arts school with a decidedly friendly touch, Muhlenberg College encourages a spirit of community between students, faculty, and staff. Muhlenberg professors are ‘warm, willing to talk, and really nice…”

The Best 373 Colleges, The Princeton Review

“Muhlenberg is a patently ‘friendly campus’ where everyone finds a niche and ‘people smile at you as you walk by them.”

The Best 373 Colleges, Princeton Review

Readiness

“Strong in premed, prelaw, pre-anything.”

Fiske Guide To Colleges, 29^th Edition

“Muhlenberg’s regional reputation rests on its premedical program, which continues to attract large numbers of students… The college’s theater arts program is also a national draw, and a few alumni have even gone on to star on Broadway.”

Fiske Guide To Colleges, 29^th Edition

Total engagement

“Seniors may take advantage of the new Senior Year Experience program that helps students make the transition from college to ‘whatever comes next.’ The program is organized around the concepts of transition, integration and reflection and includes workshops and seminars. ”

Fiske Guide to Colleges, 29^th Edition

“Academics are taken seriously, but personal life and extracurricular activities are also an important part of the experience at Muhlenberg…”

The Best 373 Colleges, Princeton Review

Rankings & Accreditation

Ranking: 64^th in National Liberal Arts Colleges (US News & World Report)
#56 in the Northeast (Forbes)

Student Population

Undergraduate: TOEFL iBT 79 or IELTS 6.5
ESL: See University Abroad Pathway Program

Entry Repuirements

Undergraduate: TOEFL iBT 79 or IELTS 6.5
ESL: See University Abroad Pathway Program

Tuition & Fees

FEES PER ANNUM (IN US$)

Tuition & Fees: $45,875.00
Living Expenses: Dorm: $5,850.00 – $7,785.00 (depends on room)
Board: $1,275.00 – $4,920.00 (depends on meal plan selection)
Others (Health Insurance): Orientation fees: $120.00
Total Cost (on I-20): $55,370.00

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Overview

Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is a highly selective, private, four-year liberal arts college located in the beautiful Lehigh Valley of eastern Pennsylvania. The College took its present name in 1867 from Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, patriarch of the Lutheran Church in the American Colonies.

Academics

Link to the academics webpage: www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/majorsandprograms.html

Muhlenberg aims to help students become independent critical thinkers who are intellectually agile, characterized by a zest for reasoned and civil debate, knowledgeable about the achievements and traditions of diverse civilizations and cultures, able to express ideas with clarity and grace, committed to life-long learning, equipped with ethical and civic values and prepared for lives of leadership and service. The College offers 40 majors in the humanities, fine arts, social sciences and natural sciences, in addition to strong pre-professional programs in such areas as pre-health, pre-law, pre-theology, business and education.

Muhlenberg affords its students an unusual degree of freedom and responsibility, both within the academic program and in campus life. The Muhlenberg experience is characterized by a deep sense of community and connection, intense student-faculty relationships and collaboration; small classes; passionate teaching and active learning; and powerful outcomes in terms of graduate school and entry-level career placement.

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