Messiah University
Messiah University admitted 79% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1110–1350 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $25,955 a year. Within six years, 78% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 79%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1110–1350
- ACT middle 50%
- 26–31
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $58,158 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $25,955 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $17,980 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $43,580 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 78%
- Students who return for a second year
- 89%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $60,377 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,259
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 25%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 17%
- Business, management and marketing
- 16%
- Education
- 14%
- Engineering
- 9%
- Visual and performing arts
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
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- University of Missouri-Columbia MO · 79% admitted
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- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · 58% admitted
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA · 78% admitted
- Drexel University PA · 79% admitted
- University of Pennsylvania PA · 5.4% admitted
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA · 93% admitted
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.