Messiah University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Messiah University is a private master's university in Mechanicsburg, PA (suburb setting), with 2,586 undergraduates (63% women), affiliated with the Interdenominational. It admitted 78% of 2,375 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1100–1340 on the SAT and 22–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $56,770 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $29,882 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 78% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, education, business. The campus reported 2.17 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Messiah University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $40,640
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Messiah University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Messiah University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 30 | — | 5 | $147k | $4,909 | — | |
| Baseball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 47 | — | 1 | $190k | $4,035 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 16 | — | 1 | $178k | $11,140 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 15 | — | 1 | $151k | $10,068 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Middle Atlantic Conferences | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Middle Atlantic Conferences | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 25 | — | 1 | $90k | $3,603 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 42 | — | 1 | $171k | $4,062 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 24 | — | 1 | $135k | $5,637 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 27 | — | 1 | $170k | $6,314 | — | |
| Softball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 20 | — | 1 | $133k | $6,667 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 12 | — | 1 | $29k | $2,435 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 20 | — | 1 | $35k | $1,742 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 14 | — | 4 | $22k | $1,546 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 9 | — | 4 | $20k | $2,224 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 119 | — | 1 | $85k | $717 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 133 | — | 1 | $89k | $666 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 17 | — | 3 | $48k | $2,838 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 19 | — | 1 | $88k | $4,608 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 36 | — | 8 | $108k | $3,003 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.