Messiah College is a Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences. The College is committed to an embracing evangelical spirit rooted in the Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan traditions of the Christian Church.

Mission
At Messiah College our mission is to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.

Location
Messiah College is located in Grantham, PA, 12 miles south of the state capital, Harrisburg. Nearby towns and cities of interest include Gettysburg, Hershey, Camp Hill, and Mechanicsburg.

Student Profile
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,916 students (63% female and 37% male); 48% out of state; 40 states and 25 countries represented.

Student body: 7.2% minority (1.7% African American, 0% American Indian; 2.1% Asian; 89% Caucasian; 1.3% Latino) and 2.5% international.

84% first-year student retention rate and 68% average 4-year graduation rate and 73% average 6-year graduation rate.
 

Academic Profile

• Number of full-time faculty: 173
• Student-faculty ratio: 14:1
• Average class size: 29
• 60 areas of study
  

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Athletics

NCAA Commonwealth Conference (Division III);Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)

Men’s Varsity: baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field, wrestling

Women’s Varsity: basketball, cross-country, field-hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field

5 Women’s Intramural, 6 Men’s Intramural; 8 Women’s Intercollegiate, 9 Men’s Intercollegiate; 1 Men’s Club

2007-2008 Cost and Aid

Approximately 97 percent of all Messiah students collectively receive nearly $19.5 million in institutional aid and about $33 million from state, federal, and private sources. Messiah College offers both merit and need based scholarships to incoming students.

Comprehensive cost: $31,760

Average award package: $17,416

In 2006, 100% of incoming students determined to have financial need were offered financial aid.