Messenger College
Bedford, TX · Private · Large suburb
Private institution in Bedford, TX · 26 undergraduates · 50% acceptance rate · $29,463 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Pell Grant share
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 17%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 17%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,541949th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,200701st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,200338th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,199767th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $29,4631,882nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,1351,765th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 55.6%935th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 66.7%1,386th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 50.0%268th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 262,099th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 84.2%24th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 8 mi (DFW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Messenger College’s 26 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth, TX · 17 undergrads
- Christ Mission CollegeSan Antonio, TX · 43 undergrads
- Redeemers University North AmericaGreenville, TX · 6 undergrads
- Baptist Missionary Association Theological SeminaryJacksonville, TX · 49 undergrads
- Baptist University of the AmericasSan Antonio, TX · 98 undergrads
- Amberton UniversityGarland, TX · 110 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Talmudic College of FloridaMiami Beach, FL · 26 undergrads
- Bais Medrash Mayan HatorahLakewood, NJ · 25 undergrads
- CHI Health School of Radiologic TechnologyOmaha, NE · 25 undergrads
- Wesley Biblical SeminaryRidgeland, MS · 27 undergrads
- Berkeley School of TheologyBerkeley, CA · 28 undergrads
- Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC · 28 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemessengercollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 417752)
- Compare colleges in TXRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in TexasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with University of North Texas Health Science CenterSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Messenger College vs University of North Texas Health Science CenterHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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