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Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA · IPEDS 213996 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Interdenominational

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Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)79.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$26,502Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)77.8%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)70.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate87.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$58,620Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan60.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full21.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress37.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress18.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted1.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white75.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white82.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Health Professions And Related Programs16.6%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services16.4%
Education13.7%
Engineering8.8%
Visual And Performing Arts8.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.1%
Psychology5.1%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs3.8%