- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PASuburb: largeZIP 17055Founded 1909
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1909
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.messiah.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Messiah University
Messiah University is a private nonprofit university in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, with 2,259 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 78% within six years and costs $25,955 a year after aid.
78%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention89%
4-year graduation73%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans52%
$25,955net price / year
79%admission rate
1236average SAT
78%graduate in 6 years
$60,377median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,250median debt
#754 of 1,704 for earnings#1,285 of 1,739 for lowest net price#213 of 1,738 for graduation rate#840 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $58,158tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,580
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,580
- Average net price
- $25,955national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,980
$30,001–48,000$18,614
$48,001–75,000$19,156
$75,001–110,000$21,356
$110,001+$32,612
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1236
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college78%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 78%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 73%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,822
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,377middle 50%: $40,739–$81,476
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,476
Median, Messiah University$60,377
Lower quarter$40,739
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,259
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 47%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,179 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,324
- Endowment, end of year
- $132,098,420
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White75%
Hispanic9.4%
Black4.0%
Asian3.8%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.1%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions17%
Business & management16%
Education14%
Engineering8.8%
Visual & performing arts8.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.1%
Psychology5.1%
Communication & journalism3.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213996. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3307047.