Messenger College

Student body

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

24

Student–faculty ratio

8 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

81%

First-generation students

—

Students over 25

35%

Median family income

$28,400

Avg faculty salary (academic year)

$20,070

Endowment

$845,052

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate

37.5%

Test scores

Not considered

SAT range (25th–75th %)

—

SAT average

—

SAT reading

—

SAT math

—

ACT composite

—

Cost

In-state tuition

$11,620

Room & board

$13,305

Books & supplies

$1,548

Total cost of attendance

$29,881

Average net price

$26,433

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)

100%

Graduated on time (4 years)

86%

First-year retention

57%

Transferred to another college

0%

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$29,135

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$29,463

Median debt at graduation

—

Students with federal loans

96%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

33%

About 14% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing

Yes

Dorm capacity

64

Dorm capacity vs undergrads

100%+

Housing charge (year)

$4,200

Application fee

$35

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

$24,551/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.