Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Messiah graduates 18 pts more of its students than U. Findlay (77% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Findlay grads earn $2.9K more ten years out than Messiah's ($56,996 vs. $54,064)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Findlay$57K
Messiah$54.1K
Graduation rate
U. Findlay59%
Messiah77%
Retention rate
U. Findlay74%
Messiah88%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Findlay$25.4K
Messiah$25.6K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Findlay35%
Messiah54%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Findlay$20.3K
Messiah$24.2K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Findlay45%
Messiah74%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Findlay52%
Messiah78%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Findlay18%
Messiah18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Findlay42%
Messiah70%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Findlay64%
Messiah81%
Pell graduation gap
U. Findlay22 pts lower
Messiah10 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. FindlayMessiah
White62%77%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 students46%
Black29%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinU. FindlayMessiah
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published67%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published75%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published73%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published70%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published80%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published78%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Messiah University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Messiah University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why