Messiah University
Messiah University is a private interdenominational evangelical Christian university in Upper Allen Township, Pennsylvania, near Mechanicsburg.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 79%
- Average net price: $26,502
- Undergraduate enrollment: 2,725
- Graduation rate (150%): 75%
- Graduation rate (200%): 77%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 80%
- Student to faculty ratio: 12:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $54,064
- Median earnings (8 years): $50,641
- Median earnings (6 years): $50,192
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Mechanicsburg, PA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Messiah University include Health Services, Nursing, Psychology.
- Health Services (50 bachelor's) · median earnings $54,256 4 years after graduation · median debt $23,013
- Nursing (43 bachelor's) · median earnings $77,824 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Psychology (38 bachelor's) · median earnings $45,982 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,500
- Business Administration and Management (25 bachelor's) · median earnings $66,222 4 years after graduation · median debt $23,073
- Mechanical Engineering (20 bachelor's) · median earnings $84,927 4 years after graduation · median debt $24,750
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching (19 bachelor's) · median earnings $53,052 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Family and Community Services (17 bachelor's) · median earnings $46,813 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Biology (16 bachelor's) · median debt $27,000
- Music Teacher Education (14 bachelor's) · median earnings $54,115 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Fine (14 bachelor's) · median earnings $41,649 4 years after graduation
Degree mix: Business 20%, Engineering 9%, Computer Science 4%, Health 51%, Biological Sciences 5%, Psychology 7%, Communication 5%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral.
Cost
Messiah University students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $23,234 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $23,234
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $23,515
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $22,689
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $27,326
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $31,609
- In-state tuition and fees: $42,240
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $42,240
- Books and supplies: $1,290
- On-campus room and board: $13,098
- Off-campus room and board: $13,258
- Off-campus with family: $3,770
- Typical cost of attendance: $56,628
- Sticker vs net gap: 53%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 20%
- Federal loan recipients: 54%
- Average institutional grant: $24,042
- Average federal loan: $9,027
- Median debt at graduation: $25,621
Admissions
Messiah University admits 79% of applicants. Of students admitted, 29% enrolled.
- Applications: 2,458
- Admitted: 1,941
- Enrolled: 564
- Yield (first-choice signal): 29%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 2,725
- Women: 64%
- Commuter share (estimated): 12%
- Part-time undergraduates: 2%
- Age 25 and older: 2%
- Graduate students: 656
- Graduation rate: 75%
- Come back after freshman year: 89%
- First-generation: 18%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 62%
- Student to faculty: 12:1
- Professor salary: $96,127
- Associate professor salary: $79,007
- Assistant professor salary: $70,114
- On-campus housing capacity: 2,403
- Average SAT: 1,230
- Average ACT: 27
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Messiah University acceptance rate? Messiah University admits 79% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Messiah University cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $23,234 a year after aid. Average net price is $26,502.
What majors does Messiah University offer? Popular programs include Health Services, Nursing, Psychology, Business Administration and Management, Mechanical Engineering.
What is the average salary after Messiah University? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $54,064 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Messiah University graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 80% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 75%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Messiah University official site: https://messiah.edu.