unitid 417752 · Bedford, TX · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Messenger College
- enrollment 2023
- 25
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
38%
11th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
24
3rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
81%
undergrads on Pell grants
97th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
100%
finish within 150% time
99th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$29,881
24th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$26,433
after aid, aided students
69th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$29,463
after entry, Title IV students
5th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
not reported
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid not reported per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $28,400
- First-generation students
- not reported
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,620
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 5 | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. | 2 | — | — |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. | 0 | — | — |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. | — | — | — |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. | — | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | — | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | — | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | — | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.