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Moravian University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·moravian.edu
6-yr Graduation
72%
+5.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
2,745
peer median 2,241
Avg net price
$29,843
+$3.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,192
6,192 candidates competed
Admitted
3,354
54.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
535
16.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
72%+5.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
67%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
72%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
63%
Non-Pell
73%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 89 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 73 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
89
Passing
15
16.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.1%
+0.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

89programs
  • Passing15 · 16.9%
  • No Data73 · 82.0%
  • Failing1 · 1.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
14
No data
73

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

16
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-2.5%
$57,307 vs $58,761
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+19.0%
$41,962 vs $35,274
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+42.9%
$50,397 vs $35,274
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+43.3%
$66,462 vs $46,391
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+53.3%
$54,090 vs $35,274
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+58.6%
$55,931 vs $35,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+60.1%
$56,484 vs $35,274
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+76.7%
$62,315 vs $35,274

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-2.5%
$1,454

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

11
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
64%
$27,000 debt · $41,962 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
54%
$27,000 debt · $50,397 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
48%
$27,000 debt · $55,931 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
48%
$27,000 debt · $56,484 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
43%
$26,937 debt · $62,315 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
43%
$27,000 debt · $63,342 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
42%
$27,000 debt · $63,844 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
41%
$26,477 debt · $64,503 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1922Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 10

Action history · 12

  1. Oct 2023Initial Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  2. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jul 2022Initial Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  4. Apr 2021Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  5. Sep 2019Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$26,159
$30–48k$25,546
$48–75k$27,277
$75–110k$29,836
$110k+$33,453

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$29,843
+$3,123vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $26,721
Federal loans
73.9%
In-state tuition
$52,000
Out-of-state
$52,000

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 791 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $26.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
791
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.6M
$4,595,423 total
Direct Loans
$26.1M
3,661 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.2M
1,243 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.2M
1,543 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.7M
393 loan awards
Parent PLUS$8.6M
375 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.5M
107 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 571 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
571
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.5%
2017
3.1%
2018
4.3%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Moravian

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs79
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

697 total completions
01Health Professions
32045.9%
02Business
10915.6%
03Education
628.9%
04Psychology
436.2%
05Social Sciences
436.2%
06Biological Sciences
405.7%
07Visual/Performing Arts
334.7%
08English Language
172.4%
09Computer Sciences
152.2%
10History
152.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,745
12-mo unduplicated
3,091
Undergraduate
2,196
Graduate
895

Gender split

Men
34%1,036
Women
66%2,055

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.7%
Hispanic
17.9%
Black
5.7%
Unknown
5.5%
Asian
2.4%
Two or more
2.1%
Non-resident
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
502
303 M · 199 W
Women athletes
39.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$54K
$26K
Head-coach salaries
$51K
$45K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
116 M · 113 W
$376K
Football
77 M ·
$529K
Soccer
33 M · 34 W
$261K
Lacrosse
48 M · 17 W
$307K
Baseball
52 M ·
$195K
Basketball
32 M · 18 W
$349K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.55
9 offenses · 2,533 students

3-year trend

1.152 yrs ago5.081 yr ago3.55Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
25
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
4
Fondling
4
Burglary
1

By location

9total
  • On campus9

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs011
Liquor158

Residence-hall fires

  • DeSchweinitz1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
149

Moravian vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Moravian selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMoravian University
72%2,745$29,843Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
La Roche University
56%75.8%2,153$21,972Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Lancaster Bible College
68%55.9%2,519$22,870Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Delaware Valley University
56%93.2%2,199$27,243Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Elizabethtown College
76%77.9%2,283$26,198Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Lebanon Valley College
65%83.8%2,146$28,132Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median67%77.9%2,241$26,721

Frequently asked questions about Moravian University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Moravian.

What is the graduation rate at Moravian University?

Moravian University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 72% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Moravian University?

Moravian University reports a total enrollment of 2,745 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Moravian University?

The average net price at Moravian University is $29,843 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Moravian University?

Moravian University's yield rate is 16.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Moravian University located?

Moravian University is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018-6650.

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