Messenger College

Bedford, Texas Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Messenger College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Bedford, Texas. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 24 students in fall 2024. The school has a religious affiliation.

Messenger College offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Philosophy and Religious Studies, General and Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other. It awarded 3 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

Students enrolled

57%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

8:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 3

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Philosophy and Religious Studies, General AssociateBachelor Online option 2 graduates
Christian Studies Bachelor Online option

Theology and Religious Vocations 1

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other Bachelor Online option 1 graduate

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 57%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 24
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 24
Full-time, fall 2024: 96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 25
Full-time, 2024-25: 96%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 68%
Men: 32%
White: 60%
Hispanic or Latino: 12%
Two or more races: 12%
International (U.S. nonresident): 12%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 3
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 20%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Other Protestant
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
President: James E Rayburn
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit