Student Population at Messiah

Total Enrollment

3,370

Undergraduate

2,614

Graduate

756

Online Enrollment

501

Men Students

1,264

Women Students

2,106

2021 Student Population

A total of 3,370 students have enrolled at Messiah University - 2,614 undergraduate and 756 graduate.

By gender, 1,264 male and 2,106 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 2,714 full-time students and 656 part-time students.

The number of students at Messiah University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as The Art Institutes of York-PA and Cedar Crest College, its population is very large (average population is 1,191).

Messiah University offers online degree/certificate programs and 501 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Chart

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,264 male and 2,106 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.60 to 1 and the ratio is lower (relatively less men students at the school) (the average male-to-female ratio over all U.S. colleges is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status.

Gender Distribution Table

Population by Gender/Attending Status at
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,614	2,424	190
Men	1,043	970	73
Women	1,571	1,454	117

Population by Gender/Attending Status at
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	756	290	466
Men	221	72	149
Women	535	218	317

Gedner Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,710 White students (80.42%) and 192 Hispanic students (5.70%) at Messiah University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Messiah University.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Messiah University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	2	1
Asian	73	20	53
Black or African American	85	33	52
Hispanic	152	66	86
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	2,118	842	1,276
Two or More Races	88	38	50
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	13	3	10
Total	2,614	1,043	1,571

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Messiah University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	30	9	21
Black or African American	55	25	30
Hispanic	40	15	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	592	163	429
Two or More Races	20	4	16
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	6	1	5
Total	756	221	535

Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,789 students whose age under twenty five and 338 students whose age is over thirty years old at Messiah University.

Especially, 154 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Messiah University.

Enrollment by Student Age Table

Population by Student Age at Messiah University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,614	1,043	1,571
Under 18	154	47	107
18-19	1,118	441	677
20-21	1,127	453	674
22-24	171	86	85
25-29	21	9	12
30-34	3	1	2
35-39	3	2	1
40-49	10	3	7
50-64	5	0	5
65 and over	2	1	1
Total	2,614	1,043	1,571

Population by Student Age at Messiah University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	756	221	535
20-21	7	2	5
22-24	212	51	161
25-29	222	68	154
30-34	110	34	76
35-39	61	23	38
40-49	96	27	69
50-64	48	16	32
Total	756	221	535

Student Age Distribution Chart

Online Student Population

At Messiah University, 1,468 students (43.56% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 501 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, 330 students live in Pennsylvania where Messiah University is located in and 162 students have enrolled from other states.