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# Messiah University

Private university in suburban Pennsylvania with a health professions focus and accessible admissions.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 40.156579, -76.988269

### Summary

Private university in suburban Pennsylvania with a health professions focus and accessible admissions.

### Description

Messiah University is a private, not-for-profit institution in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, enrolling 3,344 students. The university concentrates on health professions and related programs, serving traditional undergraduates and graduate students on a suburban campus.

Tuition is $41,300 annually, with a total cost of attendance of $53,690 including room and board. The acceptance rate of 78.5% means admissions are accessible to a broad range of applicants. The 75th percentile SAT Reading and Math scores are both 670; the 75th percentile ACT Composite score is 30.

This school is well-suited for students focused on health careers who value a teaching-focused institution with a smaller enrollment size. For details on program offerings, financial aid, and campus life, visit www.messiah.edu/

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 213,996
- **State**: PA
- **City**: Mechanicsburg
- **Address**: One University Avenue
- **Zip Code**: 17055
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: www.messiah.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: Suburb
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $41,300
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $41,300
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $53,690
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $53,690
- **Room and Board**: $12,390
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 3,344
- **Acceptance Rate**: 78.5%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 670
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 670
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 30
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $132,098,420
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Small
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Lower Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Health Professions and Related Programs