Cornerstone University Overview

Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Cornerstone University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Grand Rapids makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Cornerstone University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Cornerstone is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Cornerstone bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $47,314 a year. That's about 16% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Cornerstone student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Cornerstone University?

Contact details for Cornerstone are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1001 E Beltline Ave Ne, Grand Rapids, MI 49525-5897
Phone:	616-949-5300
Website:	www.cornerstone.edu

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How Do I Get Into Cornerstone?

You can apply to Cornerstone online at: www.cornerstone.edu/undergraduate/apply/

Admission Requirements for Cornerstone

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cornerstone?

Cornerstone has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Can I Afford Cornerstone University?

The overall average net price of Cornerstone is $29,408. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Cornerstone, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $9,525 a year. That adds up to $38,100 over four years for those students.

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Cornerstone University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,461 undergraduate students at Cornerstone, with 1,024 being full-time and 437 being part-time.

There are also 456 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,024 full-time undergraduates at Cornerstone, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	24
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	816
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Cornerstone University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at Cornerstone. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and South Africa.

Cornerstone University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	8	59	26	0	93
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	5	33	0	38
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	26	0	0	26
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	9	17	0	26
Finance & Financial Management	0	12	11	0	23
Marketing	0	20	0	0	20
Health & Physical Education	0	20	0	0	20
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	12	8	0	20
General Psychology	0	18	0	0	18
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2	15	0	0	17
Social Work	0	12	0	0	12
Biblical Studies	0	4	8	0	12
Human Services	10	0	0	0	10
Educational Administration	0	0	2	7	9
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	7	0	0	7
Liberal Arts General Studies	6	1	0	0	7
Design & Applied Arts	0	7	0	0	7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	6	0	0	6
International Business	0	2	4	0	6
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	6	0	0	6
Religious Studies	0	0	6	0	6
Religious Education	0	0	6	0	6
Communication & Media Studies	0	5	0	0	5
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	5	0	5
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	5	0	5
Child Development & Psychology	0	5	0	0	5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	5	0	0	5
General Engineering	0	4	0	0	4
General Biology	0	3	0	0	3
Mathematics	0	3	0	0	3
Accounting	0	2	0	0	2
Special Education	0	2	0	0	2
General English Literature	0	2	0	0	2
Writing Studies	0	2	0	0	2
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	2	0	0	2
Music	0	2	0	0	2
Publishing	0	1	0	0	1
Computer Science	0	1	0	0	1
Teaching English or French	0	0	1	0	1
Romance Languages	0	1	0	0	1
History	0	1	0	0	1
Missionary Studies	0	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	26	283	132	7	448

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Wcbpolish under License

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