Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 536 students out of 685 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Messiah University.
By gender, 200 male and 336 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 57.32% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 685 | 536 | 78.25% |
| Men | 262 | 200 | 76.34% |
| Women | 423 | 336 | 79.43% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Messiah University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 47.37%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 57.14%
- Hispanic: 72.73%
- White: 80.25%
- Two or More Race: 75.86%
- Unknown: 100.00%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Asian | 47.37%(9/19) | 20.00%(1/5) | 57.14%(8/14) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 57.14%(8/14) | 40.00%(2/5) | 66.67%(6/9) |
| Hispanic | 72.73%(24/33) | 61.54%(8/13) | 80.00%(16/20) |
| White | 80.25%(447/557) | 78.40%(167/213) | 81.40%(280/344) |
| Two or More Race | 75.86%(22/29) | 72.73%(8/11) | 77.78%(14/18) |
| Unknown | 100.00%(1/1) | 100.00%(1/1) | - |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Messiah, the transfer-out rate is 16.06%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 22.31%.
Messiah's retention rate is 86% last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 73.63%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Messiah University, 24 of 31 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 77.42%.