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Messiah University

47/100
Mechanicsburg, PASee your chances →private nonprofitM1

Acceptance Rate

79.0%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

1110–1350

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$40,640

Undergrad Enrollment

2,318

Applicants

2,375

Yield Rate

32.0%

Student:Faculty

12:1

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What you pay

$26,502/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $106,008 over four years.

What grads earn

$54,256/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$55,606 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 2% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.0 years of pay.

77% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

48%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Messiah University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$19,393
$30–48k$20,317
$48–75k$20,916
$75–110k$23,574
Over $110k$31,847

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

77%

Completion · all

76%

Completion · Pell

71%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

83%

Median debt

$25,621

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
2,375
Admitted
1,86478.5%
Enrolled
59632% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling8
Rape4

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation53% / 47%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball47Basketball16Lacrosse42Soccer27Swimming12Tennis14Track & Field119Volleyball17Wrestling36

Women's

Basketball15Field Hockey25Lacrosse24Soccer30Softball20Swimming20Tennis9Track & Field133Volleyball19

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General50 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse43 grads
Psychology, General38 grads
Business Administration and Management, General25 grads
Mechanical Engineering20 grads
Early Childhood Education and Teaching19 grads
Family and Community Services17 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General16 grads
Music Teacher Education14 grads
Fine/Studio Arts, General14 grads

4yr Grad Rate

73%

6yr Grad Rate

77%

Retention Rate

89%

Median Earnings

$54,064