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What Messiah University costs

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania · Private · 2,259 undergrads

Messiah University's sticker price was $58,158 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $25,955 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $17,980.

What does Messiah University cost?

$25,955 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $58,158.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$17,980
$30,000–$48,000$18,614
$48,000–$75,000$19,156
$75,000–$110,000$21,356
over $110,000$32,612

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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$17,980
$30,000–$48,000$18,614
$48,000–$75,000$19,156
$75,000–$110,000$21,356
Over $110,000$32,612

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 69% off Messiah University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Messiah University cost less than University of Scranton but more than Juniata College and Elizabethtown College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Messiah University$19,156$25,955
Juniata College$17,284$24,001
University of Scranton$23,802$32,132
Elizabethtown College$16,941$25,682

The sticker price

$43,580
Tuition, 2025-26
$58,158
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
25%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$26,576
average grant for students who got aid.
52%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$24,250
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Messiah University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $17,980 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $58,158. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Messiah University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Messiah University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $18,614 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $58,158. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Messiah University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Messiah University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $19,156 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $58,158. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Messiah University'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