Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 41.51
Liaison Lori Chance
Submission Date May 16, 2024

STARS v2.2

Messiah University
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.69 / 4.00 Brandon Hoover
Director of Sustainability
Operations
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Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
79.40

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
27.30

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
23.50

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
72

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.


A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
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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:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
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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.


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