2400 W. Chew Street
Allentown, PA 18104
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1848
Religious Affilation: Lutheran
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,457
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $99,315,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $45
Application Deadline: February 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $N/A
Room/Board: $N/A
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 60%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 70%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 75%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: AmeriCorps, Arbor Inc., AXA Advisors LLC, Baron Capital, Coca Cola, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Ernst & Young LLP, HCR Manor Care, Lord, Abbett & Co., Mellon Financial Corp., Merck, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Muhlenberg College, Pric
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 305,094
Number of current serial subscriptions: 865
Number of microforms: 332,652
Number of audiovisuals: 14,222
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Worldwide Library Consortium (OCLC), OCLC’s Middle Atlantic States Consortium (PALINET) Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. (PALCI) and Lehigh Valley Associations of Independent Colleges (LVAIC) students can access the other LVAIC member libraries though this agreement. Also, The OCLC-based interlibrary loan system makes available tens of millions of books and journal articles free or at low cost.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: The Martin Art Gallery provides the Muhlenberg and Lehigh Valley communities with the opportunity to increase an understanding of the visual arts, art history, and cultural diversity through the display of the College’s permanent collection as well as through special exhibitions of work.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 393
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 22
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 20
Other areas: 15
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 450
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – No
Is there online registration? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 1%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 14%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 18%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 1%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (68%), women’s dorms (9%), sorority housing (3%), fraternity housing (3%), special housing for disabled students (1%), special housing for international students (1%), other housing options (15%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 21%
Doubles: 54%
Triples or Suites: 4%
Apartments: 17%
Other: 4%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 121
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 75 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Allentown (8), Philadelphia (60)
Nearest train station: Lansdale (35)
Nearest bus station: Allentown (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 60%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 27%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,800
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Lehigh University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Homecoming, Family Weekend, Candlelight Carol Services, Center for Ethics Series, Wallenberg Lecture, Living Writers Series, Jefferson Field Day