Messenger College Tuition (2026)

Net price / year

$26,433

after grants & scholarships

higher than 66% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Graduation rate

54%

within 150% of normal time

lower than 59% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Messenger College at a glance

What is the tuition at Messenger College?: Undergraduate tuition and fees are $11,620 for the 2024-25 academic year.
What is the cost of attendance at Messenger College?: The average cost of attendance is $29,881 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
What is the net price at Messenger College?: The average net price is $26,433 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
Is Messenger College test optional?: Test policy reported to the federal government: Tests neither required nor recommended.
What is the graduation rate at Messenger College?: 54% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).

Key takeaways

Pell Grant recipients completed within 150% of normal time at a rate of 100%, compared with 54% for all students, 46 points higher.
81% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, a sign the school serves many lower-income students.
Philosophy and Religious Studies is the largest field of study here, at 67% of the degrees and certificates awarded.
About 35% of undergraduates are 25 or older.
The average net price is $26,433 a year, close to the middle of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.

Tuition and cost of attendance at Messenger College

Average net price

$26,433 per year

Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.

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Estimated total net cost

$105,732

Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.

Net price by family income

Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.

$0–30k —
$30–48k $28,494
$48–75k $24,551
$75–110k $24,903
$110k+ $29,756

Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $29,881

Tuition & fees$11,620
Books & supplies$1,548
Room & board$13,305
Other expenses$4,568

Tuition & fees (in-state): $11,620
Tuition & fees (out-of-state): $11,620

Admissions at Messenger College

Acceptance rate

Test policy: Tests neither required nor recommended

Graduation rate and student outcomes at Messenger College

Graduation rate

54%

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.

3-year loan default rate: 0%

Outcomes by student group

The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.

Completion within 150% of normal time, by group

Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).

White students 100%

Hispanic students 100%

Pell Grant recipients 100%

All students, same entering cohort: 100%

Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).

Earnings ten years after entry

All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.

Typical range: middle half of students

25th percentile $17,447 · median $29,463 · 75th percentile $53,629

This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.

Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).

What students study

The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.

Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field

Philosophy and Religious Studies 66.7%

Theology and Religious Vocations 33.3%

A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).

Who attends

A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.

Race and ethnicity

White 58.3%
Black or African American 0%
Hispanic or Latino 12.5%
Asian 0%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 12.5%
U.S. nonresident 12.5%
Race and ethnicity unknown 4.2%

Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Gender

Men 33.3%
Women 66.7%

Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Students aged 25 or older

35%

of undergraduates

Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).

Students and campus

Undergraduate enrollment: 24
Part-time students: 4%
Receive Pell Grants: 81%
Receive federal loans: 96%
Students per faculty member: 8 : 1
Setting: Suburb

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Frequently asked questions

How much is tuition at Messenger College?

For the 2024-25 academic year, Messenger College reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $11,620. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.

What is the cost of attendance and net price at Messenger College?

The average cost of attendance at Messenger College is $29,881 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $26,433 a year. That is around the middle of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.

How much financial aid do students at Messenger College get?

81% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 96% receive federal loans.

What is the graduation rate at Messenger College?

54% of first-time, full-time students at Messenger College finish within 150% of normal time.

Who attends Messenger College?

Among undergraduates in Fall 2024, 67% are women and 33% are men. The largest race or ethnicity group reported is White (58%). About 35% are aged 25 or older.

Sources and data periods

All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:

Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts

Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things