Messenger College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Messenger College

Messenger College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Bedford, Texas (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 24 students of which 29 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Messenger College is categorized as “24” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 37.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $26,433, with published in-state tuition of $11,620 and a Pell grant recipient share of 81.5%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 57.1%. Graduates earn a median of $29,463 ten years after enrolling, compared with $29,135 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 4700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.