Messiah University Student Population

How many students at Messiah?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Messiah University has a total enrollment of 3,373 students, including 2,618 undergraduate and 755 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,292 male students (38.3%) and 2,081 female students (61.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,537 White students (75.2%) and 287 Hispanic students (8.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,618 undergraduate students (77.6%) and 755 graduate students (22.4%).
• Class Delivery: 721 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 653 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Messiah's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,292 male (38.30%) and 2,081 female (61.70%) students are attending Messiah University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 62.09.

By class level, 2,618 (77.62%) are undergraduate students and 755 (22.38%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.83% are male and 58.17% are female, while among graduate students, 26.09% are male and 73.91% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,537 White, 159 Black, and 124 Asian students out of a total of 3,373 are attending at Messiah University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Messiah University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 42.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Messiah has 339 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 2,809 students under 25 years old, and 564 students over 25 years old out of 3,373 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 339 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Messiah has 2,566 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 52 students aged 25 and over.

It has 243 graduate students aged under 25 and 512 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Messiah University, 721 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 653 students are enrolled in some online courses.

542 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 179 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,618 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 78 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.98%.75 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.