Muhlenberg College Student Population

How many students at Muhlenberg?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Muhlenberg College has a total enrollment of 1,788 students, including 1,737 undergraduate and 51 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 752 male students (42.1%) and 1,036 female students (57.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,216 White students (68%) and 227 Hispanic students (12.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,737 undergraduate students (97.1%) and 51 graduate students (2.9%).
• Class Delivery: 52 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Muhlenberg's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 752 male (42.06%) and 1,036 female (57.94%) students are attending Muhlenberg College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.59.

By class level, 1,737 (97.15%) are undergraduate students and 51 (2.85%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.03% are male and 57.97% are female, while among graduate students, 43.14% are male and 56.86% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,216 White, 127 Black, and 68 Asian students out of a total of 1,788 are attending at Muhlenberg College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Muhlenberg College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Muhlenberg has 52 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,704 students under 25 years old, and 84 students over 25 years old out of 1,788 total students.

Muhlenberg has 1,685 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 52 students aged 25 and over.

It has 19 graduate students aged under 25 and 32 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Muhlenberg College, 52 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

44 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,737 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 35 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.01%.32 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.