Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA · private, nonprofit · 1,727 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Muhlenberg College field?
Muhlenberg College, in Allentown, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Centennial Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Muhlenberg College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 17% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and in line with the Centennial Conference median of 10. Muhlenberg College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 37%.
Muhlenberg College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 40%, and about the same distance from the Centennial Conference median. Muhlenberg College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 60%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Muhlenberg College fund its athletes?
Muhlenberg College reported 534 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 350 men and 184 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $61,423 for men's sports and $26,987 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $175 and $147 per athlete.
What is Muhlenberg College like academically?
Muhlenberg College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 72% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1343, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $77,270 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $28,905 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 63% of the sticker price on average.
82% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 90% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $69,107, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Muhlenberg College?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Visual & Performing Arts (20%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (13%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (72 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (66 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (57 degrees)
- Psychology, General (53 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (39 degrees)
- Biology, General (31 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (29 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (27 degrees)
- Dance (24 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (24 degrees)
What is Allentown, PA like to live in?
Muhlenberg College sits in Allentown, a mid-sized city of about 125,000 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Allentown, a median of about $53,403, sit far below the Pennsylvania median and likewise far below the national one, 32% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $188,900, 21% below the Pennsylvania median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,269 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 32 against 39 nationally and 25% under 18.
19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Muhlenberg College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Muhlenberg College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Centennial Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Centennial Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Muhlenberg College?
- Muhlenberg College is in Allentown, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Muhlenberg College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $77,270 a year, and an average net price of $28,905 after grants and scholarships.