Messiah College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Messiah College is a private, Christian college of liberal and applied arts and sciences located in Grantham, Pennsylvania, United States. It was originally established in the year 1909 as Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home. It was started by the Brethren in Christ Church. Messiah College offers more than 60 majors through the following academic divisions:

• School of Arts
• School of Education and Social Sciences
• School of Health and Natural Sciences
• School of Humanities
• School of Mathematics, Engineering, and Business

The students of Messiah College actively participates in intramural sports leagues and various clubs. The Student Government Association supports more than 40 on-campus student organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Interdenominational religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in fine arts, nutrition and exercise therapy, religion and philosophy, and media.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,802 in 2009-2010 (2,912 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 97% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Messiah College provides on-campus housing for 2,383 of its 2,912 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Messiah College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (82 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (87 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (21 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (31 awarded)

• Family and Community Services
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (26 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (92 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (43 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (47 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (46 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (26 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education

SCIENCE (39 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biopsychology
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (42 awarded)

• Psychology