Messiah University – Institution Information

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General Information

UNITID Item Value order
213996 City Mechanicsburg 1
213996 State PA 2
213996 Region Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA) 3
213996 Locale Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more) 4
213996 Main Campus Yes 5
213996 Institution Type Private Non-Profit 6
213996 Accreditation Middle States Commission on Higher Education 7
213996 Website www.messiah.edu/ 8
213996 Highest Degree Offered Graduate degree 9
213996 Carnegie Classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs 10
213996 Religious Affiliation Interdenominational 11

Background Information

UNITID Item Value
213996 Number of graduate students 736
213996 Proportion of faculty that is full-time 48.5%
213996 Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking) 2,327
213996 Historically Black College and University No
213996 Predominantly Black Institution No
213996 Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution No
213996 Tribal College and University No
213996 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution No
213996 Hispanic-serving institution No
213996 Native American non-tribal institution No
213996 Men-only college No
213996 Women-only college No
213996 Online-only education No
213996 Religous affiliation of the institution Interdenominational
213996 Open admissions policy No

Admissions

UNITID Item Value
213996 Admission rate 79%
213996 Average SAT score of students admitted 1229
213996 Midpoint of SAT scores (critical reading) 615
213996 Midpoint of SAT scores (math) 605
213996 Midpoint of SAT scores (writing) 545
213996 Midpoint of the ACT cumulative score 27
213996 Midpoint of the ACT English score 28
213996 Midpoint of the ACT math score 26
213996 25th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 550
213996 75th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 670
213996 25th percentile of SAT scores (math) 540
213996 75th percentile of SAT scores (math) 670
213996 25th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 490
213996 75th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 600
213996 25th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 25
213996 75th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 30
213996 25th percentile of the ACT English score 23
213996 75th percentile of the ACT English score 31
213996 25th percentile of the ACT math score 24
213996 75th percentile of the ACT math score 28

Financials

UNITID Item Value
213996 University Tuition Information www.messiah.edu/info/21387/net_price_calculator
213996 Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant 17%
213996 Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan 58%
213996 Median Debt for Completing Students $25,621
213996 Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew $8,724
213996 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K $21,946
213996 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K $23,084
213996 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+ $21,500
213996 Median Debt For First-Gen Students $22,585
213996 Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan) $272
213996 Average Annual Cost of Attendance $23,623
213996 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income) $12,996
213996 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income) $15,320
213996 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income) $16,358
213996 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income) $22,397
213996 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income) $29,871

Outcomes

UNITID Item Value
213996 Med Earnings 10yr After Entry $54,532
213996 Completion Rate 78%
213996 Fed Loan Default Rate 02%

Programs

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