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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA · Private (nonprofit) · 2,259 students · mostly bachelor degrees
203rd-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$26,502
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$55,875
Graduation rate
75%
Admission rate
79%
Median graduate earnings
$54,064
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,621
Average SAT
1236
Median ACT
27
Pell grant recipients
20%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
98 programsEngineering, General · Bachelor's Degree4 grads/yr$84,927Accounting · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$81,907Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$77,824Music Technology · Master's Degree36 grads/yr$77,342Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$74,941Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$67,900Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$66,222Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Graduate/Professional Certificate10 grads/yr$65,838Education, General · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$60,976Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree$56,005Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Master's Degree77 grads/yr$55,966Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree40 grads/yr$54,256Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$54,115Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$53,052Social Work · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$52,511Child Development · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$46,813Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$45,982Radio and Television · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$45,522Art/Art Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$41,649
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.