Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah College

https://www.messiah.edu

Repayment outcome

96.7%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$24,400–$58,300

middle 50% · median $41,400

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$24,947

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$23,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$41,341

Default rate

2.6%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Engineering$60,623
Computer Science$51,273
Education$50,464
Business$49,214
Communication and Media Studies.$33,993
Criminal Justice$31,581
Biology$29,685
Family Sciences$27,181
English & Literature$26,353
Health Professions$26,353
Theology$25,967
Psychology$25,194
Social Sciences$21,052
Visual & Performing Arts$16,663

Academics

Acceptance

65.9%

Avg SAT

1,154

Enrollment

2,739

What students study

19 fields offered

Education

19% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Business12.7%
03Health Professions11.3%
04Visual & Performing Arts6.4%
05Psychology5.9%
06Parks & Fitness5.1%
07Engineering4.9%
08Biology4.5%
09Theology3.5%
10Social Sciences3.5%
11Communications3.3%
12Family Sciences3.2%
13English & Literature2.7%
14Public Admin2.7%
15Interdisciplinary2.5%
16Computer Science2.4%
17Criminal Justice1.9%
18History1.3%
19Natural Resources1.3%