Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 79%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1110–1350
- Undergraduates
- 2,259
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1110–1350
- Reading and Writing
- 570–680
- Math
- 540–670
- Average total
- 1236
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 26–31
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (717) 766-2511
Cost
- Tuition
- $43,580per year
- Average net price
- $25,955What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 78%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $60,377
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
Show all 71 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Journalism · bachelor
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · bachelor
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · bachelor
- Communications Technologies/Technicians · bachelor
- Information Science/Studies · bachelor
- Computer Science · bachelor
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · bachelor
- Education, General · master, graduate certificate
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, graduate certificate
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · undergraduate certificate
- Engineering, General · bachelor
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering · bachelor
- Civil Engineering · bachelor
- Computer Engineering · bachelor
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · bachelor
- Mechanical Engineering · bachelor
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering · bachelor
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · bachelor
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution · bachelor
- Biopsychology · bachelor
- Sustainability Studies · bachelor
- Data Science · bachelor
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · bachelor
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies · bachelor
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor, master
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Bible/Biblical Studies · bachelor
- Religious Education · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Physics · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · bachelor
- Social Work · bachelor, master
- Economics · bachelor
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor
- Dance · bachelor
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Music · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management · bachelor
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · bachelor
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · master, graduate certificate
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · bachelor, master
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · bachelor
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · master, doctoral, first professional
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · graduate certificate
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · master, graduate certificate
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Finance and Financial Management Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Hospitality Administration/Management · undergraduate certificate
- International Business · bachelor
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · bachelor
- Marketing · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- History · bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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