Quad

Head-to-head

U. Puget Sound
Muhlenberg

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Muhlenberg costs about $8.1K less per year on average than U. Puget Sound ($35,698 vs. $43,841, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Muhlenberg's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at U. Puget Sound

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Muhlenberg graduates 6 pts more of its students than U. Puget Sound (80% vs. 75%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Muhlenberg's SAT midpoint is 55 points higher than U. Puget Sound's

    SAT midpoint
  5. 5

    Muhlenberg has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. Puget Sound (21% vs. 17%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Muhlenberg has 3 pts more first-gen students than U. Puget Sound (16% vs. 12%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Muhlenberg admits 72%, U. Puget Sound 72%; Muhlenberg's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
U. Puget Sound72%
Muhlenberg72%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Puget SoundSelective
  • MuhlenbergSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
U. Puget Sound
1170–1380
Muhlenberg
1250–1410
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Puget SoundGPA and school record required
  • MuhlenbergGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Puget Sound and Muhlenberg are about the same size; Muhlenberg has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Puget Sound1.6K
Muhlenberg1.7K
Pell Grant share
U. Puget Sound17%
Muhlenberg21%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. Puget Sound, and Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts at Muhlenberg.

Students per faculty member
U. Puget Sound10 to 1
Muhlenberg9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Puget SoundBusiness Administration and Management, General12%
  • MuhlenbergDrama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General14%

What each costs

Muhlenberg costs about $8.1K less a year than U. Puget Sound on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Puget Sound$43.8K
Muhlenberg$35.7K
Aid generosity
U. Puget Sound44%
Muhlenberg54%

What each pays off

U. Puget Sound's former students earn more, a median $69.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Puget Sound$69.6K
Muhlenberg$69.1K
Graduation rate
U. Puget Sound75%
Muhlenberg80%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at both; U. Puget Sound got more selective while Muhlenberg got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Puget SoundSteady−6%
  • MuhlenbergSteady+5%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why