Messiah University
Recent News About Messiah University
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60% of college applicants to Cumberland County's 4 universities were admitted for fall 2022
Cumberland County's four universities admitted a total of 60% of applicants for fall 2022, a decrease from the previous year.
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Student body in Cumberland County universities comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year
Enrollment data for the four universities in Cumberland County revealed white was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Cumberland County's institutions spent $1,801,074 on basketball teams in 2023
Cumberland County's basketball collegiate teams received $1,801,074 in funding for the 2023 season.
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Cumberland County awards $1,304,780 in athletically-related financial aid to students in 2023
Cumberland County's four universities paid $1,304,780 in athletically related financial aid in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Cumberland County's women's football teams did not receive any funding in 2023
Women's football teams from Cumberland County received no funding during the 2023 season, unchanged from the previous year.
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Cumberland County's men's football teams receive $1,371,919 in 2023
Men's football teams from Cumberland County received $1,371,919 during the 2023 season, up 2.5% from the previous year.
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Cumberland County’s women’s basketball teams receive $939,036 in 2023
Women’s basketball teams from Cumberland County received $939,036 during the 2023 season, up 23.3% from the previous year.
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Cumberland County’s institutions spent $862,038 on men’s basketball teams in 2023
Men’s basketball teams from Cumberland County received $862,038 during the 2023 season, up 16% from the previous year.
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Cumberland County's universities spent $1,371,919 on football teams in 2023
Cumberland County's four colleges spent $1,371,919 on their football teams in 2023, an increase over the previous year.
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2022: 17.7% of Cumberland County students played sports on collegiate teams
Cumberland County universities had 17.7% of its student body playing sports on collegiate teams in 2022.
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141 coaches at institutions in Cumberland County earned $33,528 on average in 2022
The average coaching salary at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, the only institution paying coaches during 2022 in Cumberland County, was $54,027, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Cost of college went up for all students at Messiah College
Tuition and fees rose 2.9 percent for 2018-19 at Messiah College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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79 percent of applicants to Messiah College were admitted for fall 2018
At Messiah College, 98 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 61 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Graduates earn 825 degrees, certificates from Messiah College
About 23.2 percent of the 825 degrees and certificates handed out by Messiah College in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Three liquor law violations reported on Messiah College campus in 2017
There were 3 on-campus liquor law violations in 2017 on the campus of Messiah College, located in Mechanicsburg, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.
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Four rapes reported on Messiah College campus in 2017
There were 4 on-campus rapes in 2017 on the campus of Messiah College, located in Mechanicsburg, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.
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Four drug abuse violations reported on Messiah College campus in 2017
There were 4 on-campus drug abuse violations in 2017 on the campus of Messiah College, located in Mechanicsburg, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.
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Four burglaries reported on Messiah College campus in 2017
There were 4 on-campus burglaries in 2017 on the campus of Messiah College, located in Mechanicsburg, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.
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Two cases of criminal fondling reported on Messiah College campus in 2017
There were 2 on-campus cases of criminal fondling in 2017 on the campus of Messiah College, located in Mechanicsburg, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.