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Bethlehem, PA · Private · 1,949 undergraduates · urban

Moravian University

Moderately selective

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Its Bethlehem location links a traditional small-college experience to one of Pennsylvania's major health-care and industrial regions.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in career outcomes, and solid in student experience.
Academic Solid Affordability Emerging Career Solid Mobility Steady Experience Solid
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Steady
Student experience Solid
Admission
54% admitted

5,115 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
68.6%

$61,860 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Moravian University apart

Academic design

Students can study across arts and sciences, business and economics, education, nursing and public health, rehabilitation sciences, and related pre-professional fields.

Campus pattern

The historic Bethlehem setting gives students a walkable campus environment with internships, arts, health care, and employers across the Lehigh Valley.

Defining feature

Its Bethlehem location links a traditional small-college experience to one of Pennsylvania's major health-care and industrial regions.

Can I get in?

54% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

5,115

About 54 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 54%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1060–1230
9401340
ACT middle 50%24–28
2131

Of admitted students, 22% submitted an SAT, and 1% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA32%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Moravian University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Moravian University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Students can study across arts and sciences, business and economics, education, nursing and public health, rehabilitation sciences, and related pre-professional fields.

02

Make the fit specific

Its Bethlehem location links a traditional small-college experience to one of Pennsylvania's major health-care and industrial regions.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Early ActionNov 15
Regular DecisionMar 15
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$79,377
Average annual cost after aid$31,000
Affordability profileEmerging

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Average annual cost by household income at Moravian University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Its Bethlehem location links a traditional small-college experience to one of Pennsylvania's major health-care and industrial regions.

Complete within 8 years68.6%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one80.1%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$61,860

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates56
Median earnings$63,844

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Recent graduates47
Median earnings$64,503

Psychology, General

Recent graduates44
Median earnings$55,931

English Language and Literature, General

Recent graduates25
Median earnings$50,397

What is campus life like?

Moravian University beyond the classroom

The historic Bethlehem setting gives students a walkable campus environment with internships, arts, health care, and employers across the Lehigh Valley.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Students can study across arts and sciences, business and economics, education, nursing and public health, rehabilitation sciences, and related pre-professional fields.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The historic Bethlehem setting gives students a walkable campus environment with internships, arts, health care, and employers across the Lehigh Valley.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

Its Bethlehem location links a traditional small-college experience to one of Pennsylvania's major health-care and industrial regions.

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