Quad

Head-to-head

Messenger
Great Lakes Christian

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Great Lakes Christian's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 12% at Messenger

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

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

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Great Lakes Christian has 8.2× as many undergrads as Messenger

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Great Lakes Christian graduates 21 pts more of its students than Messenger (34% vs. 13%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Great Lakes Christian costs about $8.5K less per year on average than Messenger ($17,938 vs. $26,433, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Great Lakes Christian grads earn $1.6K more ten years out than Messenger's ($31,053 vs. $29,463)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Messenger admits 38%; Great Lakes Christian doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Messenger38%
Great Lakes ChristianNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • MessengerAccessible
  • Great Lakes ChristianNot rated
SAT middle 50%
MessengerTest-blind
Great Lakes ChristianNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MessengerGPA and school record required
  • Great Lakes ChristianNot reported

Who's on each campus

Great Lakes Christian has 8.2× as many undergrads as Messenger; Messenger has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Messenger24
Great Lakes Christian197
Pell Grant share
Messenger81%
Great Lakes Christian53%

Majors and faculty

Philosophy and Religious Studies leads at Messenger, and Business Administration and Management at Great Lakes Christian.

Students per faculty member
Messenger8 to 1
Great Lakes Christian14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MessengerPhilosophy and Religious Studies, General67%
  • Great Lakes ChristianBusiness Administration and Management, General31%

What each costs

Great Lakes Christian costs about $8.5K less a year than Messenger on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Messenger$26.4K
Great Lakes Christian$17.9K
Aid generosity
Messenger12%
Great Lakes Christian44%

What each pays off

Great Lakes Christian's former students earn more, a median $31.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Messenger$29.5K
Great Lakes Christian$31.1K
Graduation rate
Messenger13%
Great Lakes Christian34%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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