Messiah at a Glance
| founded in 1909 |
located in
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania |
university motto
Christ Preeminent |
school colors
|
athletics mascot Falcons |
Academic Programs
|
150+
Undergraduate programs |
35+ Graduate degrees and certificate programs |
Rigorous University Honors Program |
| Summer online courses | 3-year degree options | 72.9 4-year grad rate (vs. 52% national average) |
Student Body
| 3,374 Undergraduate and graduate students |
| UNDERGRADUATE 61% female | 39% male | GRADUATE 75% female | 25% male |
|
2,709
undergraduate students from 38 states and 28 countries
|
665graduate
students from 40 states
|
|
81.4undergrad students
live in on-campus housing
|
Tuition and Aid
|
100%
of undergraduate students receive financial aid |
#13
Great school,
Source: 2019 U.S. News and World Report
great price |
AVERAGE AID PACKAGE = $23,683 for first-year students
Study Abroad
| 90% of Messiah's student body studies or serves abroad |
Last year, more than 747 undergraduate students studied abroad in more than 38 countries. |
Careers and Internships
|
89
Internship sites per year |
403
Available internships per year(average) |
| 100% of the undergraduate Class of 2018 respondents indicated they were employed or in grad/professional programs within 6-9 months after graduation |
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Athletics
| 30 NCAA Division III Championships | 158 Conference team champions | 319 NCAA Division III All-Americans |
|
20
NCAA Division III National Players of the Year |
22
NCAA
Division III sports
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