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Muhlenberg College

Muhlenberg College
2400 West Chew Street
Allentown, PA 18104

Official telephone: (484) 664-3100
Fax number: (484) 664-3234
Website: www.muhlenberg.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Gregory S. Mitton,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 484 664-3174
484 664-3234 (fax)
finaid@muhlenberg.edu
FAFSA number: 003304
CSS/PROFILE number: 2424

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $47,825; $47,825 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $485
Book fees: $1,300
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,250
Other expenses: Personal, transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,010 - $13,085

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 15
Institution's own financial aid formN/AnoFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 15
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoFebruary 15

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
64% of first-year students
65% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
73% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
90% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
71% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
107% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
75% of first-year students
68% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
31% of first-year students
33% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
92% for first-year students
91% for full-time undergraduates
88% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$36,402 for first-year students
$34,606 for full-time undergraduates
$6,970 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$32,445 for first-year students
$31,259 for full-time undergraduates
$4,670 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,132 for first-year students
$4,260 for full-time undergraduates
$3,462 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,852 for first-year students
$3,453 for full-time undergraduates
$3,409 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
42% of first-year students
38% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$12,981 for first-year students
$12,057 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 30%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $1 - $7,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $1 - $7,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 55%
Average student debt upon graduation: $30,363
Types of payment plans:
  • Key Education Resources (formerly Knight Tuition Plans)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 70%

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