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Calvin University Overview

Calvin University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The location of Calvin is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Calvin University Known For?

892 Undergraduate Awards
$34,523 Avg Cost After Aid
74% Acceptance Rate
  • The master's degree is the highest award offered at Calvin.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Calvin with a bachelor's degree make about $58,375 a year. That's 43% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • It takes the average Calvin student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Calvin University?

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Contact details for Calvin are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3201 Burton Street Se, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 616-526-6000
Website: www.calvin.edu

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How Do I Get Into Calvin?

You can apply to Calvin online at: www.calvin.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Calvin

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Calvin?

74% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
61% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 74%, Calvin may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 61% of students accepted to Calvin submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 690.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Calvin University  ( 560 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Calvin University  ( 560 to 690 )
200
800
Calvin received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 32. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Calvin University  ( 23 to 32 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Calvin University  ( 25 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Calvin University?

$34,523 Net Price
41% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Calvin is $34,523. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Calvin, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $7,486 a year. That adds up to $29,944 over four years for those students.

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Calvin University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,914 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,181 undergraduate students at Calvin, with 2,914 being full-time and 267 being part-time.

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There are also 126 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,914 full-time undergraduates at Calvin, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Calvin University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 158
Black or African American 87
Hispanic or Latino 137
White 2,057
International Students 378
Other Races/Ethnicities 97

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Calvin University. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 52 countries are represented at Calvin. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Ghana, and Canada.

Calvin University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Engineering 0 0 0 79 0 0 79
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 0 11 28 30 0 0 69
Accounting 0 0 0 31 0 35 66
Nursing 0 0 0 66 0 0 66
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 24 4 30 58
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 46 0 5 51
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 49 0 0 49
General Psychology 0 0 0 41 0 0 41
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 25 0 9 34
Geography & Cartography 18 0 0 8 0 7 33
Computer Science 0 0 0 31 0 0 31
Marketing 0 0 0 30 0 0 30
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 28 0 0 28
General Biology 0 0 0 28 0 0 28
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 24 0 0 24
Romance Languages 0 0 0 20 0 0 20
Social Work 0 0 0 17 0 0 17
Philosophy 0 0 0 15 0 0 15
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 14 0 0 14
Writing Studies 0 0 0 13 0 0 13
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 9 0 3 12
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 12 0 0 12
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 12 0 0 12
History 0 0 0 11 0 0 11
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 11 0 0 11
Economics 0 0 0 11 0 0 11
Business Administration & Management 0 0 0 3 2 5 10
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
General Education 0 0 0 0 0 9 9
Special Education 0 0 0 7 0 2 9
Mathematics 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Chemistry 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Sociology 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Literature 0 0 0 7 0 0 7
Public Health 0 0 0 5 0 2 7
Physics 0 0 0 7 0 0 7
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
Statistics 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Music 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Data Science 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Religious Studies 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
General English Literature 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Computer Systems Analysis 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Area Studies 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data Analytics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Security Science and Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Criminology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 18 11 32 831 6 116 1,014

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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