| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 38.77 |
| Liaison | Brandon Hoover |
| Submission Date | Feb. 22, 2021 |
Messiah University
PA-8: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.64 / 4.00 |
Brandon
Hoover Director of Sustainability Operations |
Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
Messiah University offers a wide range of institutional financial aid programs, including our own need-based grant program. In a typical academic year, the amount of aid awarded to students by the institution ranges from 55% to almost 60% of the total financial aid package. In other words, Messiah awards more to the typical student than all other sources combined.
A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
The new adult degree program is using a per-credit tuition charge of only $400, which is about 25% of the normal UG per credit charge.
Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data was received from the financial aid office and was an average of the 3 years being reported on.
Data was received from the financial aid office and was an average of the 3 years being reported on.
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