Messiah vs Rider
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PACompass Score: Excellent · Top 20%BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJCompass Score: Good · Top 36%
En resumen
- Messiah tiene la tasa de graduación más alta: 75% frente a 61% en Rider.
- Para familias que ganan hasta $30,000, Rider tiene el precio más bajo después de la ayuda: $15,824 al año, frente a $19,393 en Messiah.
- Las ganancias medianas diez años después de entrar son más altas en Rider: $62,208, frente a $54,064 en Messiah.
Scores
Compass Score
A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 20%
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 36%
Academic Excellence
A-Academic Excellence: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 14%
B+Academic Excellence: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 26%
Value
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
The college
Category
Regional universities
Regional universities
Location
Mechanicsburg, PA
Lawrenceville, NJ
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
3,344
4,083
Sports
NCAA Division III · Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation
NCAA Division I · Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Admission
Admission rate
79%
79%
Average SAT
1236
1227
ACT middle 50%
26–31
27–31
Outcomes
Graduation rate
75%
61%
First-year retention
89%
78%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$54,064
$62,208
Median debt
$25,621
$26,130
Cost
Average price after aid
$26,502
$24,792
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$19,393
$15,824
$30,001–$48,000
$20,317
$18,090
$48,001–$75,000
$20,916
$22,119
$75,001–$110,000
$23,574
$28,445
Over $110,000
$31,847
$31,574
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Engineering (general) $84,927
- Accounting $81,907
- Nursing $77,824
- Computer science $74,941
- Marketing $67,900
- Accounting $91,950
- Finance $88,405
- Management science $82,193
- Health sciences $79,664
- Computing and information science $72,734
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.