Calumet College of Saint Joseph
Whiting, IN · Private · Large suburb · CAL COLLEGE · CALUMET COLLEGE · CCSJ · Calumet College of St. Joseph Calumet College of St Joseph
Private institution in Whiting, IN · 560 undergraduates · $46,945 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 19%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,7391,139th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $22,6501,180th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,650991st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $31,758988th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,534849th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,9451,245th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,3421,260th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 29.9%1,766th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 39.6%1,780th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5601,643rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 48.5%409th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 16 mi (MDW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 19 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,568 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $25,774 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1951source
- School colors: #902132 and #818285source
- Athletic nickname: "Crimson Wave"source
- Mascot: Crimson Joesource
- Campus size: about 20 acressource
- Formerly known as "Calumet Center of Saint Joseph's College" (1951–1971)source
- Formerly known as "St. Joseph Calumet College" (1971–1973)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,079,693 (M $2,256,507 · W $823,186)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Calumet College of Saint Joseph’s 560 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IN
- Holy Cross CollegeNotre Dame, IN · 533 undergrads
- Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN · 612 undergrads
- Oakland City UniversityOakland City, IN · 470 undergrads
- Goshen CollegeGoshen, IN · 761 undergrads
- Mid-America College of Funeral ServiceJeffersonville, IN · 337 undergrads
- John Patrick University of Health and Applied SciencesSouth Bend, IN · 289 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH · 560 undergrads
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX · 559 undergrads
- Lyon CollegeBatesville, AR · 563 undergrads
- LaGrange CollegeLagrange, GA · 566 undergrads
- Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, WI · 566 undergrads
- Roseman University of Health SciencesHenderson, NV · 554 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteccsj.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 150172)
- Compare colleges in INRe-score with your weights
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- Compare with Holy Cross CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Calumet College of Saint Joseph vs Holy Cross CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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