Headcounts and Directory Information
Messiah University (Messiah) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Mechanicsburg, PA. It has a total enrollment of 3,373 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (larger programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 370 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Messiah. The average faculty salary is $82,786 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 935 employees work at Messiah. The average non-instructional staff salary is $55,813. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA |
| Phone Number | 717-766-2511 |
| Web | www.messiah.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 12 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 175 Full-time / 195 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 583 Full-time / 352 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $82,786 |
| Staff Average Salary | $55,813 |
| Student Population | 3,373 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Messiah University, there are 935 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 583 full-time and 352 part-time staffs work at Messiah. By gender there are 414 male and 521 female employees.
Among them, 370 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 175 full-time and 195 part-time faculty. By gender there are 169 male and 201 female faculty teaching at Messiah.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 935 | 414 | 521 | 583 | 266 | 317 | 352 | 148 | 204 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 370 | 169 | 201 | 175 | 91 | 84 | 195 | 78 | 117 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 47 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Management | 46 | 28 | 18 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 35 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 35 | 28 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 111 | 65 | 46 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 54 | 35 | 19 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 17 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Service | 135 | 70 | 65 | 104 | 49 | 55 | 31 | 21 | 10 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 118 | 9 | 109 | 75 | 5 | 70 | 43 | 4 | 39 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 17 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |