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Muhlenberg Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

85% 4-Year Graduation Rate
84% 6-Year Graduation Rate
94% Retention Rate

Muhlenberg College 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

Are students coming back to Muhlenberg after their first year? Are Muhlenberg students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.

Muhlenberg Retention Rate

94% Freshmen Retention Rate
Good Retention Rate

Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.

With 94% students making it past their freshmen year, Muhlenberg has freshmen retention rates above the national average.

Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.

When looking at just colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, the average is 73.24%.

Muhlenberg Retention  94 out of 100
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Pennsylvania Retention  73 out of 100
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Retention Rate
Muhlenberg94%
Nationwide70.57%
Pennsylvania73.24%

Muhlenberg Graduation Rates

84% 6-Year Graduation Rate
10.57% Transfer Rate
5.58% Dropout Rate

There were approximately 568 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?

Four years after beginning their degree, 85% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 84% of the students had graduated and after eight years 84% of this class completed their degree.

The official graduation rate of Muhlenberg is 84%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.

The typical Muhlenberg student takes 4.05 years to complete their bachelor's degree.

Four Year Graduation Rate  81%
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Six Year Graduation Rate  84%
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  84%
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Muhlenberg Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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Completion WithinUndergraduatesPercentage
Four Years55281%
Six Years56884%
Eight Years10%
Did Not Complete11116%
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
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Muhlenberg Drop Out Rate

Approximately 111 students or 16% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 111 students who did not complete their degree?

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Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.0%
Transferred7264.9%
Dropped Out3834.2%

Muhlenberg Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

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Race/EthnicityGraduation Rate
American Indian or Alaskan Native100%
Asian94%
Black / African-American81%
Hispanic74%
International61%
Multi-Ethnic100%
Unknown70%
White82%

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.

Traditional Students:

First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.

Non-Traditional Students:

Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.

The majority of students at Muhlenberg are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.

First-Time / Full-Time Muhlenberg Graduation Rates

86% First-Time, Full-Time
87% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

First-time / full-time students at Muhlenberg College represent 86% of the students in the class of 2015, and 89.26% of Muhlenberg bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 85%, first-time students in the Muhlenberg class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the Muhlenberg graduation rate was 87%, and by the eight year mark, 87% of the cohort had completed their degree.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.

Four Year Graduation Rate  85 out of 100
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Six Year Graduation Rate  87 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  87 out of 100
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Muhlenberg First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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First-Time / Full-Time CompletionsMuhlenbergNationwide
Four Years85%37.92%
Six Years87%46.43%
Eight Years87%47.82%

First-Time / Full-Time Muhlenberg Drop Out Rates

78 first-time / full-time students or 13% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Full-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.00%
Transferred5874.36%
Dropped Out2025.64%

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Muhlenberg first-time, part-time students.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

9% Returning, Full-Time
72% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

58 Muhlenberg students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 8.52% of the students in the class of 2015.

Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.

With a six year graduation rate of 72%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 72%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.

Six Year Graduation Rate  72 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  72 out of 100
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Muhlenberg Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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Returning / Full-Time CompletionsMuhlenbergNationwide
Four Years0%49.57%
Six Years72%53.83%
Eight Years72%55.07%

Non First-Time / Full-Time Muhlenberg Drop Out Rates

16 non first-time / part-time students or 28% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Part-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.00%
Transferred956.25%
Dropped Out743.75%

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

5% Returning, Part-Time
51% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

37 Muhlenberg students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 5.43% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six year graduation rate of 51%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 54%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.

Six Year Graduation Rate  51 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  54 out of 100
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Muhlenberg Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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Returning / Part-Time CompletionsMuhlenbergNationwide
Four Years0%30.46%
Six Years51%36.03%
Eight Years54%37.80%

Non First-Time / Part-Time Muhlenberg Drop Out Rates

17 non first-time / part-time students or 46% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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Returning / Part-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled15.88%
Transferred529.41%
Dropped Out1164.71%

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