Key differences on Outcomes
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U. Scranton grads earn $20.6K more ten years out than Messiah's ($74,652 vs. $54,064)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
U. Scranton graduates 1 pts more of its students than Messiah (78% vs. 77%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Scranton$74.7KHighest
Messiah$54.1K
Graduation rate
U. Scranton78%Highest
Messiah77%
Retention rate
U. Scranton85%
Messiah88%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
U. Scranton$27K
Messiah$25.6KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Scranton64%
Messiah54%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Scranton$26K
Messiah$24.2KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Scranton74%
Messiah74%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Scranton79%
Messiah78%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Scranton19%
Messiah18%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Scranton73%
Messiah70%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Scranton81%
Messiah81%
Pell graduation gap
U. Scranton8 pts lower
Messiah10 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | U. Scranton | Messiah |
|---|---|---|
| White | 82% | 77% |
| Asian | 77% | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Hispanic/Latino | 75% | 46% |
| Black | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Two or more races | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| International | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | U. Scranton | Messiah |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 67% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 75% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 73% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 70% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 80% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 78% |
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