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Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Mechanicsburg, PA · 2,318 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $54,064 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$27,6861,619th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$40,6401,657th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$40,6401,632nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$53,9391,571st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,6211,409th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,064845th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,192526th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
78.5%240th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
85.4%408th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.5%850th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1214363rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,318854th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.0%1,708th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 70 mi (BWI)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 61 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$61,603$62,546
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$58,286$60,623
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,512$53,608
Computer Sciencebachelors$52,107$51,273
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$46,087—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$41,640$40,621
MarketingBusinessbachelors$40,896$37,054
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$40,456$49,214
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$38,289$31,581
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$38,289—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$37,748$35,594
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$35,416—

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Messiah University’s 2,318 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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