Messenger College
Acceptance rate
37.5%
2025
Peer median 81.8%
Tuition per year
$11,620
$24,925 with room and board
Peer median $11,500
Undergraduates
24
Student-faculty ratio 8:1
Peer median 12 : 1
Graduation rate
25.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 25.0%
Peer median 5.7%
“Peers” are all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Bedford, Texas
- Website
- www.messengercollege.edu
- Undergraduates
- 24
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
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- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- Dallas, about 25 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 8 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Other Protestant
- President
- James E Rayburn (President)
- Phone
- 8175545950100
- Address
- 2701 Brown Trail, Suite 408, Bedford, TX 76021
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 81.8% · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 100.0%, women 66.7%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 4 in 10
24 applicants in 2025, 37.5% admitted
9 admitted 15 not admitted Yield 66.7%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other. | - |
Students
24 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 33:67 · Freshman retention 57.1%
- Continuing undergraduates 17
- First-year undergraduates 6
- Transfers and others 1
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (24)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
3 in 2025 · 2.7% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$24,925
- Undergraduate tuition
- $11,620
- Room and board
- $13,305
Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Tuition rose 31% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 116%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$943K
Expenses$942K
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of Texas-ArlingtonArlington · 8.8 mi
U.S. News #236
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Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth · 15.3 mi
U.S. News #90
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Southern Methodist UniversityDallas · 21.9 mi
U.S. News #85
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University of North TexasDenton · 24.9 mi
U.S. News #208
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The University of Texas at DallasRichardson · 25.6 mi
U.S. News #121
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Baylor UniversityWaco · 90.1 mi
U.S. News #90
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Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown · 156.0 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station · 161.7 mi
U.S. News #59
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University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman · 163.8 mi
U.S. News #116
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References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.