The real 4-year cost of Messenger College in Texas
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Messenger College went from $6,925 to $11,200, an average of 2.6% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $6,925 | – | – |
| 2009 | $7,730 | – | – |
| 2010 | $8,080 | – | – |
| 2011 | $8,180 | – | – |
| 2012 | $8,200 | – | – |
| 2013 | $8,006 | – | – |
| 2014 | $8,878 | – | – |
| 2015 | $8,878 | – | – |
| 2016 | $9,120 | – | – |
| 2017 | $9,120 | – | – |
| 2018 | $9,180 | – | – |
| 2019 | $11,486 | – | – |
| 2020 | $11,780 | – | – |
| 2021 | $10,830 | – | – |
| 2022 | $11,040 | – | – |
| 2023 | $11,200 | $11,200 | – |
| 2024 | – | $11,493 | $10,668–$12,318 |
| 2025 | – | $11,793 | $10,161–$13,547 |
| 2026 | – | $12,102 | $9,679–$14,899 |
| 2027 | – | $12,418 | $9,219–$16,386 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $12,102 |
| Year 2 | $12,418 |
| Year 3 | $12,743 |
| Year 4 | $13,076 |
| 4-year total | $50,339 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $10,339
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $28,765
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $12,635/ yr
- rising 5.0% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $63,021
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here is rising faster than tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at Messenger College4-year schools with similar prices in Texas
Closest to Messenger College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- University of North Texas$11,164
- Prairie View A & M University$11,299
- Texas State University$11,450
- University of North Texas Health Science Center$10,921
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center$10,817
- The University of Texas at Austin$11,678
- Jarvis Christian University$11,720
- The University of Texas at Arlington$11,727
Use this data
Published figures for Messenger College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.