Messiah College

One College Ave
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(717) 766-2511
www.messiah.edu
fax:(717) 691-6059
president:Kim S. Phipps
2836 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.66 Graduation Rate 0.76
0.75 0.76

STUDENT RATIO

2772

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

30470 | 30470

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

2701

CLASS SIZE

26

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
575

SAT MATH

570

SAT READING

560

SAT WRITING

26

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.75
0.76
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
510
575
640
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
520
570
620
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
500
560
620
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
23
26
29
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$26856

Average Monthly Payment

$298

Median Earnings

$41400

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

67%
URL Applywww.messiah.edu/admissions/application/
Application Fee20
Percent Admitted (Men)0.68
Percent Admitted (Women)0.64
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment71
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.86
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.02
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid1
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates8561
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates11636
Applicants Men1031
Applicants Women1805
Admissions Total1869
Admissions Men706
Admissions Women1163
ACT English 25th percentile score22
ACT English 75th percentile score30
ACT Math 25th percentile score23
ACT Math 75th percentile score28
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1154
Median ACT English Score26
Median ACT Math Score26
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)67%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)97%
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