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Calvin University

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Grand Rapids, MISee your chances →private nonprofitM3

Acceptance Rate

70.9%

Total Profiles

5

SAT Range

1083–1330

User Accept Rate

80.0%

Tuition

$38,670

Undergrad Enrollment

2,921

Applicants

4,719

Yield Rate

21.6%

Student:Faculty

14:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.57
SAT
1450
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.23
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
3.34
SAT
1270
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.37
SAT
1330
ACT
29
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.38
SAT
1210
ACT
29
Round: RD

What you pay

$22,992/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $91,968 over four years.

What grads earn

$52,281/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$54,337 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 4% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

76% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

32%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Calvin University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$19,281
$30–48k$18,330
$48–75k$19,447
$75–110k$21,128
Over $110k$26,713

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

78%

Completion · all

77%

Completion · Pell

63%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

83%

Median debt

$23,250

Classification

Four-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
4,719
Admitted
3,36571.3%
Enrolled
72522% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1
Motor Vehicle Theft42
Rape3

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation59% / 41%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball41Basketball22Football110Golf14Lacrosse49Soccer33Swimming47Tennis13Track & Field167Volleyball18

Women's

Basketball22Golf9Lacrosse23Soccer30Softball25Swimming48Tennis15Track & Field162Volleyball21
Research Activity
FY 2024
$2Mtotal R&D expenditure#564 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse66 grads
Engineering, General62 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General36 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General33 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching31 grads
Psychology, General31 grads
Social Work29 grads
Computer Science28 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General26 grads
Accounting18 grads

4yr Grad Rate

66%

6yr Grad Rate

77%

Retention Rate

87%

Median Earnings

$58,375