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Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Messiah University is a private not-for-profit institution. Mechanicsburg is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

70 Undergraduate Degrees
53 Graduate Degrees
$33,243 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
79% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Messiah University?

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Contact details for Messiah are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: 717-766-2511
Website: www.messiah.edu

How Do I Get Into Messiah?

You can apply to Messiah online at: www.messiah.edu/applynow

Admission Requirements for Messiah

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Messiah?

79% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
57% Submit SAT Scores
Messiah has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 57% of students accepted to Messiah submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 670. Math scores were between 540 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Messiah University  ( 550 to 670 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Messiah University  ( 540 to 670 )
200
800
Messiah received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 31. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Messiah University  ( 23 to 31 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Messiah University  ( 25 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Messiah University?

$33,243 Net Price
65% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Messiah is $33,243. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Messiah, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $9,562 a year. That adds up to $38,248 over four years for those students.

Messiah University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,304 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,495 undergraduate students at Messiah, with 2,304 being full-time and 191 being part-time.

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There are also 781 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,304 full-time undergraduates at Messiah, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Messiah University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 72
Black or African American 87
Hispanic or Latino 161
White 1,809
International Students 74
Other Races/Ethnicities 101

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Messiah University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at Messiah. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Malaysia, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Messiah University

559 Took All Classes Online
1,156 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,156 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Messiah has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 51st most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Messiah University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Education 0 0 4 16 20
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 0 0 0 17 17
Elementary Special Education 0 13 0 0 13
Early Childhood Education 0 13 0 0 13
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 9 0 0 0 9
Social Studies Education 0 4 4 0 8
Art Education 0 5 2 0 7
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 0 7 0 0 7
Music Education 0 6 0 0 6
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 0 3 2 0 5
Biology Education 0 2 2 0 4
English & Language Arts Education 0 4 0 0 4
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 0 3 0 0 3
Chemistry Education 0 1 1 0 2
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 0 0 2 0 2
General Educational Leadership & Administration 0 0 1 0 1
Computer Teacher Education 0 0 1 0 1
Spanish Education 0 0 1 0 1
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 0 0 0 0 0
Mathematics Education 0 0 0 0 0
Modern Language Education 0 0 0 0 0
Physics Education 0 0 0 0 0
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 9 61 20 33 123

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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