Messiah University Computer Science Programs

Messiah University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Mechanicsburg is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Messiah University?

Contact details for Messiah are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone:	717-766-2511
Website:	www.messiah.edu

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How Do I Get Into Messiah?

You can apply to Messiah online at: www.messiah.edu/applynow

Admission Requirements for Messiah

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Messiah?

With an acceptance rate of 79%, Messiah may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 57% of students accepted to Messiah submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 670. Math scores were between 540 and 670.

Messiah received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 31. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Messiah University?

The overall average net price of Messiah is $33,243. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Messiah, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $9,562 a year. That adds up to $38,248 over four years for those students.

Messiah University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,495 undergraduate students at Messiah, with 2,304 being full-time and 191 being part-time.

There are also 781 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,304 full-time undergraduates at Messiah, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Messiah University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	72
Black or African American	87
Hispanic or Latino	161
White	1,809
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	101

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Messiah University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at Messiah. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Malaysia, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Messiah University

In 2022-2023, 1,156 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Messiah has changed over the last few years.

Messiah University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	13	13
Computer & IS Security	7	7
TOTAL	20	20

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Badagnani under License

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