Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Messenger has 28 pts more Pell recipients than Great Lakes Christian (81% vs. 53%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Great Lakes Christian has 8.2× as many undergrads as Messenger

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Messenger is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.61)

    Diversity index

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
Messenger24
Great Lakes Christian197
Pell Grant share
Messenger81%
Great Lakes Christian53%
First-gen share
MessengerNot reported
Great Lakes Christian29%
Diversity index
Messenger0.61
Great Lakes Christian0.61

Who they are

Men
Messenger33%
Great Lakes Christian61%
Part-time students
Messenger4%
Great Lakes Christian9%
Students 25 and older
Messenger35%
Great Lakes Christian10%

Race & ethnicity

Messenger
Great Lakes Christian
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Messenger0%
Great Lakes Christian67%
First-years from other states
Messenger100%
Great Lakes Christian32%
First-years from abroad
Messenger0%
Great Lakes Christian0%
New transfer students this fall
Messenger1
Great Lakes Christian25
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Messenger14%
Great Lakes Christian27%

Campus

Messenger
Large suburb
Great Lakes Christian
Large suburb

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