Moravian University
About
Moravian University is a private university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution traces its history to girls' and boys' schools opened in 1742 by Moravians, descendants of followers of the Bohemian Reformation under John Amos Comenius.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing15 · 16.9%
- No Data73 · 82.0%
- Failing1 · 1.1%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 10
Action history · 12
- Oct 2023Initial AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jul 2022Initial AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Apr 2021Initial AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
- Sep 2019Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 795 students received $4.7M in Pell grants, alongside $29.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
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 vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Moravian
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus9
Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Jo Smith Dorm1 fireCookingDamage $100-$999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Moravian vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Moravian selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | $30,670 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| 62% | 80.7% | 1,308 | $14,301 | Baccalaureate | |
| 63% | 57.0% | 1,197 | $20,694 | Baccalaureate | |
Birmingham-Southern College | 64% | 51.9% | — | $23,351 | Baccalaureate |
| 66% | 64.0% | 1,195 | $18,745 | Baccalaureate | |
| 62% | 79.9% | 1,094 | $23,634 | Baccalaureate | |
| 49% | 91.1% | 1,345 | $14,095 | Baccalaureate | |
| 69% | 69.2% | 1,595 | $24,883 | Baccalaureate | |
| 57% | 77.7% | 1,459 | $22,470 | Baccalaureate | |
| 77% | 61.0% | 1,906 | $22,900 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 69.6% | 1,097 | $31,320 | Baccalaureate | |
| 74% | 78.9% | 1,321 | $23,988 | Baccalaureate | |
| 78% | 56.8% | 1,837 | $28,673 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 83.8% | 2,146 | $26,979 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 71% | 71.5% | 1,384 | $23,097 | Baccalaureate | |
| 63% | 77.9% | 2,868 | $21,916 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 57% | 43.1% | 593 | $26,034 | Baccalaureate | |
| 66% | 79.8% | 1,654 | $18,327 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 49% | 68.4% | 1,095 | $20,528 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 83.1% | 1,804 | $24,503 | Baccalaureate | |
| 82% | 81.4% | 2,255 | $28,819 | Baccalaureate | |
| 70% | 80.6% | 1,309 | $25,002 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 92.6% | 1,191 | $19,859 | Baccalaureate | |
| 60% | 80.8% | 795 | $25,757 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 72.3% | 1,285 | $18,649 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 65% | 77.8% | 1,333 | $23,351 |
Institutions like Moravian
Explore the federal data for institutions in Moravian's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateMichigan
Albion College
Grad rate62%Admit rate80.7%Enrollment1,308Net price$14,301View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Alma College
Grad rate63%Admit rate57.0%Enrollment1,197Net price$20,694View data - BaccalaureateAlabama
Birmingham-Southern College
Grad rate64%Admit rate51.9%Enrollment—Net price$23,351 - BaccalaureateIowa
Coe College
Grad rate66%Admit rate64.0%Enrollment1,195Net price$18,745View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Cornell College
Grad rate62%Admit rate79.9%Enrollment1,094Net price$23,634View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Georgetown College
Grad rate49%Admit rate91.1%Enrollment1,345Net price$14,095View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Gordon College
Grad rate69%Admit rate69.2%Enrollment1,595Net price$24,883View data - BaccalaureateMaryland
Goucher College
Grad rate57%Admit rate77.7%Enrollment1,459Net price$22,470View data - BaccalaureateMinnesota
Gustavus Adolphus College
Grad rate77%Admit rate61.0%Enrollment1,906Net price$22,900View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Hartwick College
Grad rate53%Admit rate69.6%Enrollment1,097Net price$31,320View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Juniata College
Grad rate74%Admit rate78.9%Enrollment1,321Net price$23,988View data - BaccalaureateIllinois
Lake Forest College
Grad rate78%Admit rate56.8%Enrollment1,837Net price$28,673View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPennsylvania
Lebanon Valley College
Grad rate65%Admit rate83.8%Enrollment2,146Net price$26,979View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Luther College
Grad rate71%Admit rate71.5%Enrollment1,384Net price$23,097View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMaryland
McDaniel College
Grad rate63%Admit rate77.9%Enrollment2,868Net price$21,916View data - BaccalaureateMississippi
Millsaps College
Grad rate57%Admit rate43.1%Enrollment593Net price$26,034View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNebraska
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Grad rate66%Admit rate79.8%Enrollment1,654Net price$18,327View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Presbyterian College
Grad rate49%Admit rate68.4%Enrollment1,095Net price$20,528View data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Roanoke College
Grad rate67%Admit rate83.1%Enrollment1,804Net price$24,503View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Susquehanna University
Grad rate82%Admit rate81.4%Enrollment2,255Net price$28,819View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Washington & Jefferson College
Grad rate70%Admit rate80.6%Enrollment1,309Net price$25,002View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Westminster College
Grad rate65%Admit rate92.6%Enrollment1,191Net price$19,859View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Whittier College
Grad rate60%Admit rate80.8%Enrollment795Net price$25,757View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Wittenberg University
Grad rate53%Admit rate72.3%Enrollment1,285Net price$18,649View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Moravian University.
Moravian Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research and Data Analytics at Moravian University is dedicated to providing timely and accurate information and analysis to support evidence-based decision-making, planning, and assessment across the institution. Our mission is to collect, analyze, and interpret data to inform strategic initiatives, institutional effectiveness, and student success, while promoting a culture of data-informed inquiry and continuous improvement.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Carol Traupman-CarrVice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Dean of Academic Operations
Common Data Set
Moravian's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (6)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookFacts, Figures & Rankings2026The Factbook page of Moravian University provides detailed insight into the institution's history, academic offerings, demographics, faculty, and rankings. Moravian University, founded in 1742 and located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, boasts a large variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. The institution emphasizes a holistic and inclusive educational approach and is one of the few universities in the U.S. to be part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. The page highlights key elements such as total enrollment numbers for fall 2024 (2,811 students), faculty and staff counts, and the high percentage of students receiving financial aid. Moravian University is distinguished for its academic excellence, community involvement, and historic affiliation with the Moravian Church.moravian.edu
- FactbookQuick Facts2024The Quick Facts page for Moravian University provides vital statistics and information about its enrollment, faculty, academic offerings, athletics, financial aid, and campus facilities for the year 2024. Highlights include an undergraduate student enrollment of 2,006, a graduate student count of 652, a student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1, and a substantial commitment to financial aid with 100% of students receiving support. The university offers more than 70 undergraduate programs and over 50 graduate programs across various disciplines. The campus is situated in Bethlehem, PA, occupying 85 acres and offering diverse student housing options.moravian.edu
- GlossaryGlossaryMoravian University's glossary provides definitions of key academic terms used in the University's catalog, to help students comprehend the material. It covers terms like 'Academic year,' 'Credit Hour,' 'Elective,' and details on the classification of students (e.g., Freshman, Sophomore, etc.), including definitions related to course modalities and teaching certification.moravian.edu
- Strategic planStrategic Plan 2021-20242026Moravian University's Strategic Plan for 2021-2024 aims to position the institution for future success by focusing on growth through new academic programs and partnerships. Key themes include enhancing learning experiences, promoting equity, and establishing a lasting legacy through innovative use of technology and spaces. The plan emphasizes Moravian's commitment to equity and inclusion, career readiness, and the expansion of its student body while maintaining historical significance.moravian.edu
- Strategic planStrategic Plan 2021-20242021Moravian University’s Strategic Plan 2021-2024 outlines key initiatives aimed at aligning academic growth with strategic partnerships, enhancing the learning experience through active and inclusive education, and fostering a culture of equity on campus. The plan emphasizes expanding program offerings, developing career readiness and support for underrepresented groups, and leveraging technology and heritage for future growth. Under the leadership of Dr. Bryon L. Grigsby, the university aims to fulfill its mission of transforming students into leaders equipped for contemporary societal challenges.moravian.edu
Notable alumni of Moravian (6)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- John AndrettiAthletics
- James M. BeckPolitics
- John GorkaMusic
- Jean KirkpatrickSociology
- Caroline LockhartLiterature
- David ZinczenkoPublishing
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