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What Messenger College costs

Bedford, Texas · Private · 24 undergrads

Messenger College's sticker price was $32,350 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $26,367 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $27,603.

What does Messenger College cost?

$26,367 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $32,350.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$27,603
$30,000–$48,000$26,660
$48,000–$75,000$22,367
$75,000–$110,000Not reported
over $110,000Not reported

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$27,603
$30,000–$48,000$26,660
$48,000–$75,000$22,367
$75,000–$110,000Not reported
Over $110,000Not reported

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 15% off Messenger College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Messenger College cost less than Southwestern University but more than Austin College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Messenger College$22,367$26,367
LeTourneau University$23,329$26,985
Southwestern University$26,367$29,435
Austin College$15,484$20,077

The sticker price

$11,620
Tuition, 2025-26
$32,350
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
83%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$3,940
average grant for students who got aid.
83%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Messenger College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $27,603 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $32,350. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Messenger College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Messenger College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $26,660 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $32,350. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Messenger College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Messenger College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $22,367 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $32,350. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Messenger College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers