- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Moravian University
Bethlehem, PACity: smallZIP 18018Founded 1742
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1742
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.moravian.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Moravian University
Moravian University is a private nonprofit university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with 1,949 undergraduates. It admits 54% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $35,264 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate54%
Retention79%
4-year graduation71%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans75%
$35,264net price / year
54%admission rate
1183average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$66,967median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,715median debt
#485 of 1,704 for earnings#1,585 of 1,739 for lowest net price#272 of 1,738 for graduation rate#283 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $72,245tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $55,560
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $55,560
- Average net price
- $35,264national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,364
$30,001–48,000$31,333
$48,001–75,000$30,162
$75,001–110,000$36,878
$110,001+$39,734
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 54%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1183
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–655
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college54%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 71%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,635
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,967middle 50%: $47,563–$96,411
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,715
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$96,411
Median, Moravian University$66,967
Lower quarter$47,563
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,949
- Part-time
- 4.8%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,295 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,586
- Endowment, end of year
- $167,363,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White65%
Hispanic18%
Black6.2%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown4.7%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions37%
Business & management13%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.0%
Psychology7.1%
Social sciences6.9%
Visual & performing arts5.6%
Computer & information sciences4.7%
English language & literature3.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214157. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4571902.