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Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI · Private · Midsize city · Calvin

Private institution in Grand Rapids, MI · 2,921 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $58,375 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$24,7831,456th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$38,6701,597th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,6701,557th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$53,2861,555th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,375617th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,039657th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
77.4%249th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.5%287th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
71.3%642nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1205390th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,921711th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.4%1,941st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 124 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$35
Personal essay
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 59 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$62,608$65,188
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,011$57,770
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,221$57,564
Computer Sciencebachelors$57,318$61,020
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,177$45,980
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$44,091$32,382
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$37,424$39,009
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$37,208$33,993
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$36,560$35,060
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$35,714$31,314
Historybachelors$35,330$24,035
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$33,192$31,133

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Calvin University’s 2,921 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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