Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 3,193 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 71%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,122per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 75%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,41110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Calvin, founded in 1876, is united in a covenantal relationship with the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 71%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1083–1330Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,122full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $54,389sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $40,500Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 75%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 87%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,41110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,193Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 22%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI — admits 98%
- University of Portland Portland, OR — admits 89%
- Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ — admits 89%
- University of St Thomas Houston, TX — admits 90%
Also worth a look
- University of La Verne La Verne, CA — admits 71%
- Lee University Cleveland, TN — admits 71%
- York College of Pennsylvania York, PA — admits 74%
- Harding University Searcy, AR — admits 71%
- St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY — admits 72%
- Hope College Holland, MI — admits 79%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Calvin University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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