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Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Suburb: LargeUNITID 213996

Private nonprofit 4-yearMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsInterdenominationalSpecialty: Health Professions 17%Specialty: Business 16%Specialty: Education 14%
Undergraduates
2,259
Graduate students
755
Admit rate
79%
Average net price
$26.5k
Graduation rate
75%
Retention rate
89%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54.1k
Median debt
$25.6k
Student : faculty
12:1
Value score*
37th pct.
Programs offered
98
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Northeast · Middle Atlantic
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year, small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
Interdenominational
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.