10-yr median earnings
$29,463
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Bedford, Texas
Messenger College
Messenger College is a private nonprofit institution in Bedford, Texas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $29,463
- 10-yr median earnings
- 37.5%
- Acceptance rate
- $26,433
- Avg net price / yr
- 54.3%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Messenger College pairs modest former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 19th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 37.5%
- acceptance rate
- 54.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +1%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Messenger College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
26/100
Messenger College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$29,463
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$26,433
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
54.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
57.1%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$26,433
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
54.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 54.3%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Messenger College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Messenger College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Messenger College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$29,463 19th percentile higher than 19% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Messenger College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $29,463 | #4154 of 5103 | 19th |
| Average net price | $26,433 | #4087 of 5020 | 19th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.3% | #2649 of 4858 | 45th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 24 | #5273 of 5462 | 3rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
24
Undergraduate enrollment
37.5%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
54.3%
150%-time completion
$29,463
10-yr median earnings
57.1%
First-year retention
How Messenger College ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Messenger College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $29,463 | #242 of 324 | 25th |
| Average net price | $26,433 | #284 of 340 | 16th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.3% | #177 of 324 | 45th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 24 | #348 of 366 | 5th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 242 | Messenger CollegeThis school | $29,463 | $26,433 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 37.5% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Messenger College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$28,494 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$24,551 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$29,756 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Messenger College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $11,620 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,620 |
| Average Net Price | $26,433 |
81.5%
Pell Grant Rate
96.3%
Federal Loan Rate
What students pay at Messenger College rose +36.7% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $13,565 in 2013 to $18,541 in 2023, a rise of $4,976 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $13,5652023 · $18,541
Over the same years, enrollment went -44.7% (47 → 26 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
34.4%
Female
Outcomes
57.1%
Retention Rate
$29,135
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 54.3% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 57.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $29,135 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $29,463 |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Messenger College? ▼
Messenger College is a private nonprofit institution in Bedford, Texas. The acceptance rate is 37.5%. Undergraduate enrollment is 24 students.
How much do Messenger College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Messenger College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $29,463 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $29,135.
How much does Messenger College cost? ▼
The average net price at Messenger College is $26,433. In-state tuition is $11,620 and out-of-state tuition is $11,620.
What is the graduation rate at Messenger College? ▼
Messenger College has a 54.3% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 57.1%.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
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