Key differences on Students & campus

1
Messiah is a bit larger (2,259 vs. 1,871)
Undergrads
2
Messiah is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.40)
Diversity index
3
Messiah has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Bethel (20% vs. 19%)
Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads

Bethel1.9K

Messiah2.3KLargest

Pell Grant share

Bethel19%

Messiah20%Highest

First-gen share

Bethel19%Highest

Messiah18%

Diversity index

Bethel0.40

Messiah0.42Most

Who they are

Men

Bethel45%

Messiah43%

Part-time students

Bethel12%

Messiah2%

Students 25 and older

Bethel10%

Messiah2%

Race & ethnicity

Bethel

Messiah

White
Asian
Hispanic/Latino
Black
Two or more
International
Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state

Bethel83%

Messiah66%

First-years from other states

Bethel17%

Messiah33%

First-years from abroad

Bethel0%

Messiah1%

New transfer students this fall

Bethel100

Messiah78

Transfers, share of new undergraduates

Bethel19%

Messiah12%

Campus

Bethel

Large suburbNCAA D-III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

Messiah

Large suburbNCAA D-III · Middle Atlantic States Athletic CorporationROTCStudy abroad

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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