Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Messiah University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,198 male and 2,033 female students attending Messiah. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.59 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Messiah.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Messiah
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,4952,277218
Men97889979
Women1,5171,378139
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Messiah
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total736269467
Men22060160
Women516209307

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,519 White students (77.96%) and 230 Hispanic students (7.12%) at Messiah University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Messiah University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Messiah University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native321
Asian852362
Black or African American852263
Hispanic18967122
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,9417781,163
Two or More Races973958
Race/Ethnicity Unknown281315
Total 2,4959781,517
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Messiah University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native110
Asian22616
Black or African American491435
Hispanic411031
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White578173405
Two or More Races25817
Race/Ethnicity Unknown422
Total 736220516

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,649 students whose age under twenty five and 338 students whose age is over thirty years old at Messiah University.
Especially, 163 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Messiah University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Messiah University
TotalMenWomen
Total2,495 9781,517
Under 18163 49114
18-191,045 396649
20-211,069 423646
22-24164 9173
25-2922 1111
30-3410 28
35-396 24
40-498 17
50-648 35
Total 2,495 9781,517
Population by Student Age at Messiah University
TotalMenWomen
Total736 220516
20-218 08
22-24200 57143
25-29222 76146
30-3495 2570
35-3975 3144
40-4991 1873
50-6441 1229
65 and over4 13
Total 736 220516

Online Student Population

At Messiah University, 1,156 students (35.78% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 559 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 366 students live in Pennsylvania where Messiah University is located in and 185 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,2312,495736
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes559127432
Enrolled Some in Online Classes59752770
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,0751,841234
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)559127432
Pennsylvania Residents36689277
Other State in U.S.18538147
Outside of U.S.808
Unknown000